Who is Sonny Baker?
Sonny Baker is a fast-rising cricket talent from England, a right-arm quick born on March 13, 2003, in Torbay, Devon. That’s a fresh face for the game's fast lane, with Baker’s story beginning not in some bustling metropolis, but among the textured greens and quiet cricket pitches of coastal Devon. He’s one of those players who, if you blink, you might miss zooming past on the field a bowler with both the oomph for speed and the smarts for subtlety.
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What’s genuinely fun about Baker’s background is how “local lad makes good” it feels: from family backyard cricket to structured youth programs in Devon, his progress wasn’t meteoric but steady and heartfelt. Those long hours on club fields, shoes scuffed, shirt untucked, and wickets dreamed up classic English cricket childhood stuff. He then leaped, first starring at King’s College, Taunton, guided by coaches who cared just as much about developing talent as the player himself did.
And when you catch Baker in action, there’s this raw thrill his fast bowling commands a room (or, well, a stadium). The kind of player who gets mentioned in pub debates about “who’s next” for England. Not just for pace, but for a sense of unpredictability. He’s just... exciting.
Sonny Baker: Hat Trick Hero of 2025
Yes, Sonny Baker bagged a hat trick in 2025, a real “grab the headlines” moment for the Manchester Originals against the Northern Superchargers at Old Trafford in The Hundred. This wasn’t just any old triumph, but a celebration that surged through the cricket world. Below is an official post shared by sonnybaker.95 about the Hat Trick feeling:
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Picture this: Manchester defending 171/3, struggling visitors, and Baker steaming in, first removing Dawid Malan with a tasty slower ball. Some 35 balls trickled by, tension building, your tea getting cold, Baker’s back on, and he wraps up the game by bowling Tom Lawes before launching a searing 88mph yorker at Jacob Duffy. Three wickets, three buzzes of pure adrenaline, and the Superchargers all out for just 114.
It’s more than statistics, it’s about energy and drama. I was scrolling through the highlights, and you could feel the crowd’s pulse jump when Baker got the last wicket. Those moments where the bowler wheels away, teammates pile on, and everyone’s grinning like it’s their birthday. Sure, the actual numbers (3/21, hat-trick, seven dismissals so far in the tournament) are neat, but it’s the chaos and celebration that stick.
Hat tricks are rare in The Hundred. Baker’s now only the fourth bowler to do it, joining the likes of Sam Curran, Tymal Mills, and Imran Tahir. He’s not just a stat in a spreadsheet: he’s now evidence in pub lore, the kind of feat grandparents will recount to kids watching England play South Africa or Ireland because, oh yeah, Baker got his England call-up just days before the hat trick.
Sonny Baker’s Profession
Sonny Baker is a professional cricketer, a full-timer, a proper athlete, not just a weekend enthusiast. He’s played for Somerset, England Under-19, Trent Rockets, Southern Brave, and most notably Manchester Originals in The Hundred.
With his 2025 performances, he’s boosted himself into England’s senior white-ball squad for matches against South Africa and Ireland—a real sign of how quickly you can go from promising youth to genuine prospect in English cricket if you’ve got the goods and the style.
It’s worth saying: cricket as a job isn’t glamorous all the time. Baker’s been through injury; he had to miss the Under-19 World Cup in 2022 due to a back issue. That’s heartbreaking, missing your big shot, but he stuck around, rebuilt, and came back stronger. His recent matches for England Lions in Australia show he picked up wisdom (and maybe an appreciation for bone broth, if the BBC is to be believed).
Sonny Baker’s Age
As of August 2025, Sonny Baker is 22 years old. Born March 13, 2003, which for those keeping score means he’s just getting started in the world of professional cricket, with plenty of room to grow and surprise us. Twenty-two is the age where nerves and excitement are still mixing, giving us one of sport’s best flavors: passionate, fearless, slightly wild competition.
Honestly, I think Baker represents that in spades. You can see the exuberance and that hunger in every wicket, celebration, and match always on the edge of something brilliant, very much because he hasn’t seen it all just yet.
