Gavin Charles Baker (born 3 October 1988) is an English professional

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player currently playing for

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northa ...

after playing for his

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, Loughborough MCCU. He is predominantly a right arm medium fast bowler who can also bat. He was born at

Edgware Edgware () is a suburban town in northwest London. It was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex east of the ancient Watling Street in what is now the London Borough of Barnet but it is now informally considered to cover a wider area, inc ...

in London in 1988.

Career

Baker signed a

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deal with

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshi ...

at the end of the 2010 season, after impressing the coaching staff with solid performances in the 2nd XI. He made his first team debut in an LV= County Championship match against

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in August last season. The right arm seamer was picked up after playing against Northants for

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a public university, public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university sinc ...

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* 1988 births Living people English cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers Loughborough MCCU cricketers Hertfordshire cricketers People from Edgware Cricketers from the London Borough of Barnet 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-cricket-bio-1980s-stub