James Baker (cricketer)
For other people named James Baker, see James Baker (disambiguation).
James Bray Baker (born 1792 at Hailsham, Sussex; died 30 January 1839 at Hailsham) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1816 to 1828. He was mainly associated with Sussex and made 15 known appearances in first-class matches, including four matches for The Bs between 1817 and 1828.[1] His record is 219 runs in 27 innings with a batting average of 8.42.
Baker was a member of the Sussex team in two of the three roundarm trial matches against All-England in 1827 to decide whether roundarm bowling should be legalised.
References
- ↑ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 18 July 2009.
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Bibliography
- Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 1-2 (1744–1840), Lillywhite, 1862