Hannah Baker (cricketer)

Hannah Baker (born 3 February 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Warwickshire, Central Sparks and Welsh Fire. She plays as a right-arm leg break bowler. She previously played for Worcestershire.[1][2]

Hannah Baker
Personal information
Born (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–2019Worcestershire
2020–presentWarwickshire
2020–presentCentral Sparks
2021–presentWelsh Fire
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 9 14
Runs scored 8 9
Batting average 8.00 3.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 5 6*
Balls bowled 318 153
Wickets 5 11
Bowling average 48.80 18.90
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/26 4/14
Catches/stumpings 1/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 26 September 2021

Domestic career

Baker made her county debut in 2018, for Worcestershire against Warwickshire.[3] This was the only game she played for the side that season; in 2019 she appeared in 9 matches, but only took 1 wicket.[4][5]

Baker moved to Warwickshire in 2020, and made her debut for them in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[6] She took 4/14 in her first match, helping her side to victory over Wales.[7] Overall, she was Warwickshire's leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 8 wickets at an average of 6.75.[8]

In 2020, Baker played for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in 2 matches, taking 4 wickets at an average of 18.75.[9] Her best performance came against Northern Diamonds, where she took 3/26 from 10 overs.[10] In 2021, she played three matches for the side in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking one wicket.[11] Baker also signed for Welsh Fire in The Hundred as a temporary replacement for Bethan Ellis.[12] She played four matches for the side, taking 2 wickets at an average of 26.50.[13]

In April 2022, she was bought by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[14]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Hannah Baker". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Hannah Baker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. "Warwickshire Women v Worcestershire Women, 10 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. "Women's List A Matches played by Hannah Baker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Hannah Baker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. "Central Sparks Squad". Edgbaston.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. "Warwickshire Women v Wales Women, 25 April 2021 @ 11:00". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  9. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Central Sparks". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. "Northern Diamonds v Central Sparks, 13 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  12. "Mark Wood replaced at London Spirit, Sandeep Lamichhane withdraws from Oval Invincibles on the eve of the men's Hundred". the Cricketer. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  13. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Welsh Fire (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  14. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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