Raymond Baker (cricketer)

{{short description|English cricketer (born 1954)}}

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Raymond Paul Baker (born 9 April 1954 in Carshalton) is an English former first-class cricketer active 1973–78 who played for Surrey.{{cricinfo|id=9488}} He was a right-arm, medium-pace bowler. In the summer of 1976, he was injured in a car accident and required 63 stitches to his face.{{cite news |title= Oval news |date= 6 May 1977 |work= Farnborough News |issue= 4086 |page= 55}}

In 1986, Baker played for the Metropolitan Police 1st XI.{{cite news |title= Benford bowls Hadlee-fashion |date= 3 September 1986 |work= Esher News & Mail |issue= 2618 |page= 10 }}