Dad had to book me into karate classes to improve my coordination - Sonny Baker's route to the top
01.09.25, 20:50 Updated 01.09.25, 20:50
Rich Edwards
It’s rare for a cricketer to generate such excitement without having made a single first class appearance on home soil.
But after spending any amount of time with Sonny Baker, it’s hard not to feel energised by the emergence of a fast bowler who has already caught the eye of Andrew Flintoff and been handed an England Lions cap before making his bow in the County Championship.
We catch up with the 22-year-old on a sun-drenched spring day at an immaculate looking Utilita Bowl, the ground at which Baker is likely to make that long-awaited Division One entrance against Yorkshire tomorrow.
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Rich Edwards is the founder and editor of The Hawk. Rich is a freelance cricket writer and lifelong Hampshire man. He has been published in a host of national publications, including The Times, The Cricketer and The Independent.