His performances for Beckenham earned him a trial for Kent and he played 41 first-class cricket matches for the county between 1900 and 1902.
He established a reputation as an "aggressive, hard-driving batsman" in club cricket,[4] and on the strength of his form for Beckenham made his debut for Kent against Essex at Mote Park in Maidstone in May 1900.
[4] His professional life began to take more of this time and he made only four appearances in 1902, playing his final first-class match for Kent against Yorkshire at Bradford in May 1902.
[3] In December 1918, a few weeks after the armistice with Germany which ended the war, he was transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC), serving as a driver in the Motor Transport Depot at Sydenham in Kent.
[3] Baker's brother, Herbert, was a major force in Beckenham Cricket Club in the years before World War I and also played for Kent.