[2] Born at Liberta, Antigua in 1960, Baptiste was a hard-hitting right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.
[2] He was initially contracted to play for Kent, having been identified as a promising bowling all-rounder by the county's manager Colin Page as an 18-year old in 1979.
[2] He was back in the ODI side for New Zealand's tour of the West Indies in early 1985, but only played in one further Test match, having to wait until 1990 to do so.
[6] A groin injury towards the end of the following season saw him unable to complete his contract, although he played in 32 matches and took 56 first-class and 15 one-day wickets.
[9][10] Since finishing his playing career, Baptiste has held a number of coaching positions, including with KwaZulu-Natal, Antigua and Stanford Superstars.