Sonny Baker has had three stress fractures in his career and did not get a county contract until his late teens
As anyone involved with English cricket will tell you – players capable of bowling 92mph rockets don’t grow on trees.
It’s why Mark Wood is viewed as something of a sporting unicorn.
Sonny Baker might never hit the kind of speeds that Wood is capable of, not many in the history of the sport have.
But he’s plenty quick enough.
His rise to the England Test side could be similarly rapid if Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes chose to start their Ashes preparation with the 23-year-old in their side.
The first Sonny to play for England drinks bone broth and is sponsored by a butcher. He is determined to be an international…
England are already blooding one debutant in opener Emilio Gay and are mulling over Baker’s claims as they assess a mixed weather…
England hand a debut to 22-year-old fast bowler Sonny Baker for their opening one-day international against South Africa at…
England will play their first Test match since losing the Ashes when they take on New Zealand later this week
England fast bowler Sonny Baker signs a contract extension with Hampshire to stay until the end of the 2028 season.
Test debutant Baker removed the dangerous duo of Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell on day one against New Zealand at the Kia…
