Raymond Paul Baker (born 9 April 1954) is an English former cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club between 1973 and 1978.
A right-arm medium-pace bowler, Baker was born at Carshalton in Surrey in 1954 and educated at Wallington High School for Boys.Raymond Baker, CricInfo. Retrieved 19 June 2025.Alumni, Wallington County Grammar School. Retrieved 19 June 2025. After playing age-group cricket for Surrey in 1972, he made his first-class and List A debuts for the side in 1973.Raymond Baker, CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2025. In the summer of 1976, he was injured in a car accident and required 63 stitches to his face.
In a career that lasted until 1978, Baker played a total of 54 first-class and 45 List A matches for Surrey. He took 104 first-class wickets with a best analysis of six for 29 runs taken against Essex in 1974. This was his only senior five-wicket haul.
During the 1980s Baker played for the Metropolitan Police cricket XI. He later worked as an ECB coach based at Loughborough University.Andrews A (2012) National Cricket Performance Centre, Sports Management, 2012, issue 2. Retrieved 19 June 2025.Ammon E (2021) Embracing data, county scouts and more work for Chris Silverwood – England’s new approach, The Times, 22 April 2021.
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