He later played in the Netherlands inaugural One Day International match in the 1996 World Cup, before retiring shortly after the tournament.
[2] He came to England in the summer of 1985 to play for Southampton-based Old Tauntonians Cricket Club in the Southern League,[3] doing enough to secure a trial with Hampshire.
His wickets included Mark Taylor and Dean Jones, who had both just dominated the English bowlers in the Ashes Test match series.
[6] For Hampshire, Bakker found his opportunities limited in 1991 and 1992 in both first-class and one-day cricket, leading to his release at the end of the 1992 season.
[12] Following the end of his county cricket career, he returned to the Netherlands and continued to play for Quick Haag, though it was noted his bowling had lost some pace by this point.
[14] He coached the Netherlands for their first three matches of the 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup, prior to the appointment of Peter Drinnen in January 2008.
[15] Bakker remains a keen cricket spectator and is involved with the touring CTC de Flamingo’s, who played the MCC at Lord's in 2017.