Orlando Baker

Orlando Baker
Personal information
Full name Orlando M Baker
Born 15 September 1979 (1979-09-15) (age 32)
St Catherine, Jamaica
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium pace
Role Batsman
Domestic team information
Years Team
2001 Jamaica
Only First-class 2 February 2001 Jamaica v England A
Career statistics
Source: CricketArchive, 7 October 2008

Orlando M Baker (born 15 September 1979) is a Jamaican born American cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[2] he made his debut for the United States national cricket team in 2008, having previously played first-class cricket for his native Jamaica.[3]

Biography

Born in St Catherine in 1979,[2] Orlando Baker first represented Jamaica at Under-19 level, playing in the Nortel Youth Tournament in 1996 and 1997, also playing for them in matches against a Nortel All Star XI and Pakistan Under-19s in 1996.[4] He played his only first-class match for Jamaica in 2001, a Busta Cup match against England A.[5] He scored a total of five runs in the match.[2]

He first played for the USA in Division Five of the World Cricket League in Jersey in 2008, playing eight matches in the tournament[4] and finishing as the USA's second highest run scorer in the tournament.[6]

References

  1. ^ Orlando Baker at Cricinfo
  2. ^ a b c Orlando Baker at CricketArchive
  3. ^ Teams played for by Orlando Baker at CricketArchive
  4. ^ a b Other matches played by Orlando Baker at CricketArchive
  5. ^ First-class matches played by Orlando Baker at CricketArchive
  6. ^ USA stats at 2008 WCL Division Five official site