Glen Baker

Glen Baker
Personal information
Full name
Glen George Baker
Born9 August 1915
Queensland, Australia
Died15 December 1943(1943-12-15) (aged 28)
Buna, New Guinea
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1936/37–1941/42Queensland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 29
Runs scored 1,531
Batting average 31.24
100s/50s 1/11
Top score 157
Balls bowled 1,021
Wickets 13
Bowling average 42.92
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/17
Catches/stumpings 19/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 December 2024

Glen George Baker (9 August 1915 – 15 December 1943) was an Australian cricketer.

Baker was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler. He played 29 first-class cricket matches, all but one for Queensland, between 1936 and 1942, scoring 1,531 runs and taking 13 wickets.[1] His highest score was 157 for Queensland against New South Wales in the first match of the 1938–39 Sheffield Shield.[2]

Baker married Mavis Jean Barkley in Brisbane in April 1941.[3] He died on active service in New Guinea in December 1943.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Glen Baker". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Queensland v New South Wales 1938-39". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Shield Cricketer Weds". Sunday Mail: 21. 6 April 1941.
  4. ^ "Lieutenant Glen George Baker". CWGC. Retrieved 2 December 2024.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.