Famous Cricketers No 88 - Herbert Wilfred Taylor

Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 58. Natal v Transvaal, Johannesburg, April 2, 3, 5 (Natal won by an innings and 43 runs) b S.J.Snooke 76 532-8d 155 334 2 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other Natal matches 1 1 0 76 76 76.00 - 1 2 Career 58 100 8 3354 250* 36.45 4 18 19 1920/21 Taylor was seen to advantage again this year and in seven innings he made double figures six times with 150 against the Orange Free State the best. Against Transvaal he top scored in the first innings and followed this with three scores over 30 and then 83 against Griqualand West at Kimberley. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 59. Natal v Orange Free State, Durban, December 16, 17 (Natal won by an innings and 129 runs) c D.I.de Villiers b A.E.C.Hewitt-Fox 150 408-5d 122 157 60. Natal v Transvaal, Durban, December 27, 28 (Match drawn) c A.B.Skottowe b W.F.E.Marx 45 118 150 b F.W.Elsworthy 32 243-9d 146-5 61. Natal v Border, East London, March 12, 14 (Natal won by an innings and 63 runs) c R.S.Cheshire b T.M.Dickerson 43 209 23 1 123 1 62. Natal v Griqualand West, Kimberley, March 18, 19 (Natal won by an innings and 1 run) c C.M.Francois b W.V.S.Ling 83 442 173 268 63. Natal v Western Province, Cape Town, March 26, 28 (Western Province won by 27 runs) b V.G.Veal 6 150 242 c J.M.Blanckenberg b F.Smith 13 199 134 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Currie Cup 5 7 0 372 150 53.14 1 1 3 Career 63 107 8 3726 250* 37.63 5 19 22 1921/22 The might of Australia toured the Dominion this season and they still had the fearsome opening attack of Gregory and McDonald. They outplayed the hosts in bowling and fielding but the South African batting had greatly improved. In the matches against the tourists he made seven double figure innings from eight attempts with two fifties, 66 for Natal and 80 for South Africa in the Second Test. The Currie Cup took place after the visitors had left and Transvaal came out on top. Taylor had a century against the Orange Free State and two fifties and fully maintained his position among the best batsmen of the day. 12