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Aidan Baker
Sponsor Profile

Aidan Baker is proudly sponsored by Manly Car & Truck Rentals for the 2011/12 season.

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Manly Car & Truck Rentals are a family business that has been servicing the Northern Beaches since 1952, with friendly local staff who know the area well and can best service your needs. They rent over 50 vehicles, including cars, station wagons, convertibles/cabriolets, mini buses, table top, furniture trucks and tipper trucks. They have great rates and flexible renting periods, and they offer complimentary pick up for all hotels around Manly.

Look them up at http://www.manlyrentals.com.au/ or call them on 9948 4516 (Manly branch) or 9999 3979 (Mona Vale branch)

Aidan Baker

Full Name?
Aidan Gerrard Baker

Date of Birth?
17/09/1986

Junior Club?
Peninsula Cricket Club

How many years have you been at Manly?
11

Nickname and why? 
The Flat, Flathead, Dusky Flathead, apparently because I have a flathead

Highest Score, who against?
170* Vs UNSW, 170 Vs Campbeltown.

Best bowling, who against?
5/32 Vs Penrith

Most memorable cricket moment?
Just playing with all the boys Week in Week out.

You currently work for NSW Touch football, if Manly cricket had to put together a touch football team who would be in it? How do you think they would go?
Beaver, Bossy, Flat, Maso, Reece Hodge, Mitchell Pugh. We’d go alright, but struggle against the young indigenous boys, mind you we’d be all about the schooners and so would they.

Best cricketer you have ever played with?
Timmy Cruickshank

Who is your favourite manly cricket player?
AJ (Andrew Jeffery)

There has always been great banter between yourself and your brother (Jarrod Baker) what is the most memorable altercation that you guys have had?
We threw a million at each other in the car park at training one day, then Jarrod
got a bloody lip and a swollen eye, he left me at the ground with no way to get home.

If you could trade places with one person at manly, who would it be?
No one

Which manly cricketer do you love playing alongside most?
The two boys that are still around that I have played most of my cricket with, Lukey Edgell and Beaver, Birdy as well is always awesome value.

Most embarrassing moment on or off the field?
The Greyhound

What are your goals for cricket this year?
Play as much first grade as possible

Funniest moment on/off the field?
The Greyhound or Mickey Lindsay losing his run up but being to hungover to stop so he bowled an off spinner.

How would you go about impressing the girl of your dreams?
The greyhound

Who do you think will take out the Single Figure Award (loosest person) this season?
Edgell without any questions or hesitations will win hands down

All Grade players are eligible for Sponsorship.