Davy Bakker

{{Short description|Dutch cricketer (born 1972)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Davy Bakker

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| fullname = David B. Bakker

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|1|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands

| batting = Right-handed

| role = Top-order batsman

| international = true

| country = Netherlands

| internationalspan = 1991–1998

| club1 =

| year1 =

| date = 21 January

| year = 2016

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Players/5/5664/5664.html CricketArchive

}}

David B. "Davy" Bakker (born 16 January 1972) is a former Dutch international cricketer who represented the Dutch national side between 1991 and 1998. He played as a right-handed top-order batsman.

Bakker was born in Rotterdam, and played his club cricket for VOC Rotterdam.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/5/5664/all_teams.html Teams Davy Bakker played for] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2016. His father, Ton Bakker, represented the Netherlands at the 1979 ICC Trophy.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/46/46261/46261.html Ton Bakker] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2016. A former Dutch under-19s player, Bakker made his senior debut for the Netherlands in August 1991, in a one-day match against the West Indies (returning from a tour of England. In 1994, he represented the Netherlands at the ABN-AMRO Trophy, a preparatory tournament for the 1996 World Cup which also included the national teams of Kenya and United Arab Emirates.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/5/5664/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Miscellaneous matches played by Davy Bakker] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2016. Bakker made his sole List A appearance in June 1998, when he played a NatWest Trophy game against Somerset.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/5/5664/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Davy Bakker] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2016. He came in third in the batting order, behind Roger Bradley and Bas Zuiderent, and scored five runs before being dismissed by Steffan Jones.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/66/66035.html Somerset v Netherlands], National Westminster Bank Trophy 1998 (1st Round) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2016. Bakker made his final appearances for the Netherlands at the 1998 European Championship, appearing against Ireland and Denmark.