James Baker (New Zealand cricketer)

James Baker
Personal information
Full name
James David Baker
Born (1988-02-16) 16 February 1988 (age 36)
Tokoroa, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 1)8 July 2019 v PNG
Last T20I15 September 2022 v Fiji
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11–Northern Districts cricket team
Source: Cricinfo, 17 January 2023

James Baker (born 16 February 1988) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Northern Districts and captains the Samoa cricket team.[1] He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season for Northern Districts, with 34 dismissals in ten matches.[2] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Northern Districts for the 2018–19 season.[3]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Samoa cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.[4] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Papua New Guinea, on 8 July 2019.[5] Samoa's 157-run victory against New Caledonia in the tournament's bronze medal match earned Baker a bronze medal.

  1. ^ "James Baker". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Plunket Shield, 2017/18 - Northern Districts: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. ^ "1st Match, Pacific Games Men's Cricket Competition at Apia (No 1), Jul 8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.