Full Name

Robert Michael Baker

Born

July 24, 1975, Osborne Park, Perth, Western Australia

Age

48y 250d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Slow Left arm Orthodox

A quiet and unassuming cricketer, Rob Baker showed great promise as a junior player, ultimately becoming Australia's under-19 captain in 1994 and an inductee of the Australian Cricket Academy the same year. As a skilled middle order batsman and handy left arm spin bowler, he duly progressed to make his senior state debut in 1995-96 and compiled a superb 83 in the Sheffield Shield Final that season to underline his ability. Depth in batting resources made it hard for him to win a permanent berth for the next three seasons but, when he struck his maiden first-class century (against Tasmania in Perth) in 1998-99 and followed it with a defiant 88 in grim circumstances in Melbourne to steer the Warriors into that season's Shield Final, it seemed his place in the Western Australian senior side was secure. Yet, shortly after becoming the first bowler to take a hat-trick for the state in a domestic one-day match, Baker's career then stalled as the legacy of an on-field collision with a club teammate in late 1999 which presented him with a fractured cheekbone. Even worse was to follow when the onset of chronic fatigue syndrome cut him down in 2000, forcing him to undergo a long period of recovery that ensured that another two years passed before he was able to play for Western Australia again. (John Polack, January 2002)

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Rob Baker Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC305371308111*28.4316250
List A292673675519.310160

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC301822891246/53-37.122.9375.9-10
List A2940837093/253/2541.115.4445.3000

Recent Matches of Rob Baker

Debut/Last Matches of Rob Baker

FC Matches

Span
1994/95 - 1999/00

List A Matches

Span
1995/96 - 2001/02

Photos of Rob Baker

Man of the match - Rob Baker
Baker's fifty
Rob Baker in 2002 shortly before his career ended
Rob Baker - Portrait October 2001
Rob Baker - Portrait
Western Australian players at preseason camp