Richard Kenneth Baker (born 28 April 1952 in Essex) is an English former cricketer who played for Essex in 1972 and for Cambridge University in 1973 and 1974. He appeared in 20 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who kept wicket. He scored 505 runs with a highest score of 59* and completed 25 catches with one stumping. [1]
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Sir Richard Baker was a politician, historian and religious writer. He was the English author of the Chronicle of the Kings of England and other works.
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John William Henry Tyler Douglas was an English cricketer who was active in the early decades of the twentieth century. Douglas was an all-rounder who played for Essex County Cricket Club from 1901 to 1928 and captained the county from 1911 to 1928. He also played for England and captained the England team both before and after the First World War with markedly different success. As well as playing cricket, Douglas was a notable amateur boxer who won the middleweight gold medal at the 1908 Olympic Games.
Sir John Baker (1488–1558) was an English politician. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1545 to his death, having previously been Speaker of the House of Commons of England.
William Ingleby Jefferson is a former professional cricketer who played for Essex County Cricket Club, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire in a 12-year career. He retired from the game in 2012 as a result of a chronic hip complaint. Standing 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) tall, he was the tallest player in county cricket during most of his career, and among the tallest professional cricketers ever.
Harold Frank Baker was an English cricketer who played two first-class games for Worcestershire in 1911. He made his first-class debut in the same match as the slightly more successful James Turner.
W. Baker was an English cricketer who played two first-class matches for Worcestershire in 1920.
The Siege of Reading was an eleven-day blockade of Reading, Berkshire during the First English Civil War. Reading had been garrisoned by the Royalists in November 1642, and held 3,300 soldiers under the command of Sir Arthur Aston. On 14 April 1643, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex brought a Parliamentarian army of 19,000 men to lay siege to the town, and began bombarding the town two days later.
Orsett Hall was a 17th-century grade 2 listed building in Orsett, Essex. It was set in 12 acres (4.9 ha) of parkland and was the centre of the Orsett Hall agricultural estate. The house was destroyed by fire on 11 May 2007 and rebuilt in the same style and on the same footprint as the original building in 2009.
Zabdiel Sampson was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Claude Thesiger Ashton was an English amateur footballer and first-class cricketer. As footballer he played for Corinthians in several different positions including goalkeeper and centre forward, although his preferred position was wing-half. He made one appearance for the England national team in 1925 when he was appointed team captain. As a cricketer he played for Cambridge University and Essex. A pre-war officer of the Auxiliary Air Force, he died as a result of a mid-air collision in a training accident in the Second World War.
Richard Niles is an American composer, arranger, record producer, guitarist, broadcaster, and journalist.
Harry Kenneth Baker is an English footballer, who plays for Billericay Town in the Isthmian League.
William Baker was an English cricketer who played one match for Kent County Cricket Club in 1858. He was born at Cobham, Kent.
Richard Baker Wingfield-Baker MP, DL, was a Liberal Party politician, High Sheriff and Deputy Lieutenant in the English county of Essex. Like his father, maternal grandfather, half-brother, and brother-in-law, Wingfield-Baker served as a Member of Parliament.
The 1975 NASCAR Grand National Winston Cup Series was the 27th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 4th modern era NASCAR Cup series. The season began on Sunday, January 19 and ended on Sunday, November 12. Richard Petty, driving the #43 Petty Enterprises STP Dodge scored his sixth NASCAR Grand National Series Winston Cup Championship. Bruce Hill was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year. NASCAR introduced a new points system for 1975, a system designed by statistician Bob Latford. For the first time, each race on the NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National schedule carried an equal point value, a system that would be used for 36 seasons, from 1975 to 2010. The original points system ran for the first 29 seasons, from 1975 to 2003.
Aidan Francis Baker is a former English cricketer. Baker was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Blackburn, Lancashire.
Sir Richard Baker, was an English politician.
Percy Charles Baker was an English amateur cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club. He was born in Bromley in Kent and played for Beckenham Cricket Club. His performances for Beckenham earned him a trial for Kent and he played 41 first-class cricket matches for the county between 1900 and 1902. He was a right-handed batsman.
Richard Anthony Baker was a British radio producer, presenter and author.