Douglas George Santley Baker

Douglas George Santley Baker

Douglas George Santley Baker ws born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, on 29 November 1929 and educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Oxford University. At Oxford he gained Blues in 1951 and 1952 and played against South Africa in 1951. He became a teacher and later worked for a fuel company. He played at fly-half for Old Merchant Taylors. In 1953/54 he played against New Zealand for both London Counties and South-Eastern Counties. In 1955 he played in four internationals for England and gained selection for the British Isles' tour of South Africa. On the tour he scored 21 points in 16 appearances, and played in the final two tests at full-back.