James Baker (born 16 February 1988) is a New Zealand

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er who plays for

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and captains the Samoa cricket team. He was the leading wicket-taker in the

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for Northern Districts, with 34 dismissals in ten matches. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Northern Districts for the 2018–19 season. In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Samoa cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games. He made his

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(T20I) debut against

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

, on 8 July 2019. Samoa's 157-run victory against New Caledonia in the tournament's bronze medal match earned Baker a bronze medal.

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* 1988 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Samoan cricketers Samoa Twenty20 International cricketers Northern Districts cricketers Sportspeople from Tokoroa Cricketers from Waikato {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1980s-stub