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James Clark Baker (13 November 1866 – 1 February 1939), also known as James Clark, was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Otago from 1890 to 1907. In 1902 he scored Otago's first century in first-class cricket. ==Cricket career== After two unsuccessful matches for Otago in 1889-90, Baker played a leading part in Otago's victory over Canterbury in 1890-91. In a match in which only 443 runs were scored, Otago needed 121 runs to win and were 32 for 7 before Baker, displaying "unsuspected virtuosity", attacked the bowling and finished on 45 not out in a one-wicket victory.〔R.T. Brittenden, ''Great Days in New Zealand Cricket'', A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1958, p. 15-20.〕 For the rest of his career he usually opened the batting. He scored his first fifty in 1894-95, when he made 80, the only fifty in the match, against Fiji.〔(Otago v Fiji 1894-95 )〕 He also made the highest score of the match when he scored 53 in Otago's victory over Canterbury in 1895-96.〔(Otago v Canterbury 1895-96 )〕 "A splendid batsman and a most attractive player to watch",〔''Auckland Star'', 3 February 1939, p. 14.〕 Baker played his first match for New Zealand in 1896-97 against the Australians, when New Zealand fielded a side of 15. Later in the season he scored 36 and 19 in New Zealand's victory over Queensland.〔(New Zealand v Queensland 1896-97 )〕 He was one of the three players who formed the selection committee on New Zealand's short tour of Australia in 1898-99, when he was the leading run-scorer in the two first-class matches (109 at 27.25) and in all matches (290 at 41.42).〔Don Neely & Richard Payne, ''Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985'', Moa, Auckland, 1986, pp. 40-42.〕 He played for the Grange club in Dunedin. When he made 103, Otago's first-ever century, on New Year's Day 1902 at the Carisbrook ground against Hawke's Bay, the ''Otago Daily Times'' said "the burly Grange man gave an exhibition that is not likely to be eclipsed for many a day ... his strokes were powerful and clean". He brought up his century with a four to leg off the bowling of Albert Trott, and added 171 for the fourth wicket with his captain, Albert Geddes.〔''Otago Daily Times'', 3 January 1902, p. 7.〕 It was the only century scored in New Zealand first-class cricket in 1901-02.〔(Batting averages 1901-02 )〕 Otago won the match by an innings; it was their 62nd first-class match.〔(First-class matches played by Otago )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Clark Baker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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