Hannah Baker
Personal information
Full name
Hannah Louise Baker
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
2021–2022Welsh Fire
2023–presentBirmingham Phoenix
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 21 45
Runs scored 29 27
Batting average 4.83 3.37
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 11 6*
Balls bowled 863 701
Wickets 20 39
Bowling average 35.50 21.61
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/26 4/14
Catches/stumpings 3/– 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 October 2023

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

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] She took seven wickets at an average of 16.50 for the side in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[9] In Warwickshire's two 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup matches, she took five wickets at an average of 6.20.[10]

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.[11] Her best performance came against Northern Diamonds, where she took 3/26 from 10 overs.[12] In 2021, she played three matches for the side in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking one wicket.[13] Baker also signed for Welsh Fire in The Hundred as a temporary replacement for Bethan Ellis.[14] She played four matches for the side, taking 2 wickets at an average of 26.50.[15] She played thirteen matches for Central Sparks in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking twelve wickets.[16][17] She also played four matches for Welsh Fire in The Hundred.[18]

In January 2023, it was announced that Baker had signed her first professional contract with Central Sparks.[19] That season, she took 10 wickets at an average of 27.10 for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[20][21] She also moved to Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred, taking six wickets at an average of 20.16 in her six matches.[22]

International career

In October 2022, Baker was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[23] She went on to be the joint-third highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with 10 wickets at an average of 7.30.[24] She was named Player of the Match in England's semi-final victory over Australia, taking 3/10 from her four overs.[25] She was subsequently named in the ICC's Team of the Tournament.[26]

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. ↑ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Central Sparks". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Northern Diamonds v Central Sparks, 13 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Welsh Fire (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Welsh Fire (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  19. ↑ "Hannah Baker, Georgia Davis and Grace Potts Sign Professional Contracts with Central Sparks". 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  21. ↑ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  22. ↑ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  23. ↑ "England Women U19 announce squad for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023". England and Wales Cricket Board. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  24. ↑ "Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  25. ↑ "2nd Semi-Final, Potchefstroom, January 27 2023, ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup: England Women Under-19s v Australia Women Under-19s". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  26. ↑ "U19 Women's T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament revealed". International Cricket Council. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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