Sonny Baker
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Full name | Sonny Baker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Torbay, Devon, England | 13 March 2003||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Andrew Hele (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Somerset (squad no. 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Trent Rockets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 25 July 2021 Somerset v Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 August 2021 |
Sonny Baker (born 13 March 2003)[1] is an English cricketer.[2] He made his List A debut on 25 July 2021, for Somerset in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[3]
Early life[]
From Torquay in Devon, Baker spent three years at Torquay Boys' Grammar School before switching to King's College, Taunton, where former Somerset and Devon batsman Robert Woodman is the director of cricket. He signed a contract with the Somerset Academy in 2020.[4]
Following the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup campaign, Baker signed a two-year professional contract with Somerset.[5] On 13 August 2021, Baker was called up to The Hundred to play for the Trent Rockets as a replacement player.[6]
In December 2021, he was named in England's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Sonny Baker". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Sonny Baker". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Group 1 (D/N), Taunton, Jul 25 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Torquay paceman Baker latest Devon graduate to earn a place in Somerset Academy". Devon Cricket. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Two-Year Contract for Sonny". Somerset County Cricket Club. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Baker replaces injured Wood, de Lange returns for Wahab Riaz". Trent Bridge. Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Young Lions announce England U19 World Cup squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
External links[]
- 2003 births
- Living people
- English cricketers
- Somerset cricketers
- Trent Rockets cricketers
- People from Torbay (district)
- People educated at Torquay Boys' Grammar School
- People educated at King's College, Taunton