Francis Baker (cricketer)

{{short description|English cricketer}}

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

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Francis Baker

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| country = England

| fullname = Francis Baker

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1847|12|05}}

| birth_place = Cirencester, Gloucestershire

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1901|04|15|1847|12|05}}

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| nickname =

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| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role =

| club1 = MCC

| year1 = 1868–1875

| club2 = Gloucestershire

| year2 = 1875

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 8

| runs1 = 199

| bat avg1 = 15.30

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 53

| hidedeliveries = true

| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–

| date = 11 June

| year = 2014

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9477.html ESPNcricinfo

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Francis Baker (5 December 1847 – 15 April 1901) was an English cricketer. A left-handed batsman born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, Baker's career in first-class cricket spanned eight matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, and two Gentlemen's teams between 1866 and 1875.{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Gloucestershire/Players/27/27628/27628.html | title=Player Profile: Francis Baker | publisher=Cricket Archive | accessdate=11 June 2014 | archive-date=7 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307001829/http://cricketarchive.com/Gloucestershire/Players/27/27628/27628.html | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Gloucestershire/Players/27/27628/all_teams.html | title=Teams Francis Baker played for | publisher=Cricket Archive | accessdate=11 June 2014 | archive-date=6 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306125929/http://cricketarchive.com/Gloucestershire/Players/27/27628/all_teams.html | url-status=dead }} He scored 199 runs in these matches, with a batting average of 15.30.{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9477.html | title=Player Profile: Francis Baker | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | accessdate=11 June 2014}} His best innings, a score of 53, came against Surrey on 4 June 1868, while playing for the MCC.{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1/1529.html | title=Surrey v Marylebone Cricket Club Other First-Class matches in England 1868 | publisher=Cricket Archive | accessdate=11 June 2014}} In other cricket, he played over two-dozen matches for Cheltenham College – his alma mater – and the Free Foresters Cricket Club.{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Gloucestershire/Players/27/27628/Miscellaneous_Matches.html | title=Miscellaneous Matches played by Francis Baker | publisher=Cricket Archive | accessdate=11 June 2014 | archive-date=14 July 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714193831/http://cricketarchive.com/Gloucestershire/Players/27/27628/Miscellaneous_Matches.html | url-status=dead }}