Davy Bakker

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Davy Bakker
Personal information
Full nameDavid B. Bakker
Born (1972-01-16) 16 January 1972 (age 48)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
BattingRight-handed
RoleTop-order batsman
International information
National side
Source: CricketArchive, 21 January 2016

David B. "Davy" Bakker (born 16 January 1972) is a former Dutch international cricketer who represented the Dutch national side between 1991 and 1998. He played as a right-handed top-order batsman.

Bakker was born in Rotterdam, and played his club cricket for VOC Rotterdam. [1] His father, Ton Bakker, represented the Netherlands at the 1979 ICC Trophy. [2] A former Dutch under-19s player, Bakker made his senior debut for the Netherlands in August 1991, in a one-day match against the West Indies (returning from a tour of England. In 1994, he represented the Netherlands at the ABN-AMRO Trophy, a preparatory tournament for the 1996 World Cup which also included the national teams of Kenya and United Arab Emirates. [3] Bakker made his sole List A appearance in June 1998, when he played a NatWest Trophy game against Somerset. [4] He came in third in the batting order, behind Roger Bradley and Bas Zuiderent, and scored five runs before being dismissed by Steffan Jones. [5] Bakker made his final appearances for the Netherlands at the 1998 European Championship, appearing against Ireland and Denmark. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Teams Davy Bakker played for – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Ton Bakker – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 Miscellaneous matches played by Davy Bakker – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. ↑ List A matches played by Davy Bakker – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Somerset v Netherlands, National Westminster Bank Trophy 1998 (1st Round) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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