Beresford Baker
Irish cricketer and British Army officer
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William Beresford Baker (31 October 1847 – 20 February 1933) was an Irish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | William Beresford Baker | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 October 1847 Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 February 1933 (aged 85) Dover, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Philip Kington (brother-in-law) William Kington (brother-in-law) William Miles Kington (nephew) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1895 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 November 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Baker was born in Ireland in October 1847. He was commissioned in the British Army when he purchased the rank of ensign in the Royal Scots in October 1868.[1] He purchased the rank of lieutenant in June 1871,[2] before being promoted to captain in November 1877.[3] Baker made a single appearance in first-class cricket when he played for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Dublin University at Dublin in 1895.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 30 runs in the MCC first innings by Ernest Ensor, while in their second innings he was run out for 3.[5]
He had married Isabella Wilson, of Birmingham, in 1877. The couple later settled in Dover, where they founded the Day Star Mission, a Christian missionary which educated and helped the disadvantaged in the town. Baker died at Dover in February 1933.[6] His brothers-in-law included the cricketers Philip and William Kington, while his nephew was William Miles Kington.