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Leslie Baker (cricketer)

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Full name
  
Leslie George Baker

Name
  
Leslie Baker

Batting style
  
Right-handed

Role
  
Cricket Player

1939
  
Minor Counties

Education
  
Bedford School

1924–1947
  
Buckinghamshire


Born
  
19 May 1904 (
1904-05-19
)
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Died
  
August 9, 1976, High Wycombe, United Kingdom

Leslie George Baker (19 May 1904 – 9 August 1976) was an English cricketer. Baker was a right-handed batsman. He was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and was educated at Bedford School and London University.

Baker made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1924 Minor Counties Championship against the Surrey Second XI. He played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1924 to 1947, which included 113 Minor Counties Championship matches. He made a single first-class appearance for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against the touring West Indians in 1939 at Lord's. In this match he scored 6 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings before being dismissed by Foffie Williams.

He died in his hometown on 9 August 1976.

References

Leslie Baker (cricketer) Wikipedia