William Baker (29 February 1832''England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975'' – September 1912)''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837–1915'' was an English

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er who played one match for

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in 1858. He was born at Cobham, Kent,William Baker

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. Retrieved 2017-03-21. the son of James and Sarah Baker. His younger brother,

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, also played for Kent.Carlaw, ''

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'', pp. 36–37. Baker played cricket for Cobham and made a single

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appearance in 1858 against an England side at

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. He scored three runs in the first innings in which he batted and a

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in the second innings.Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), pp. 39.
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at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)William Baker
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-03-21. Baker worked as a bricklayer's labourer and later became an engine fitter, moving to Stratford in

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. His brother was employed for a time at the same works.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, William 1832 births 1912 deaths English cricketers Kent cricketers People from Cobham, Kent