Famous Cricketers No 88 - Herbert Wilfred Taylor

118. South Africa v S.B.Joel’s XI, Cape Town, January 15, 16 (S.B.Joel’s XI won by ten wickets) c J.C.W.MacBryan b G.Geary 11 113 224 1 c E.H.Bowley b G.Geary 22 150 40-0 119. South Africa v S.B.Joel’s XI, Johannesburg, February 6, 7, 9, 10 (Match drawn) c C.A.G.Russell b G.Geary 5 193 239 did not bat - 16-0 164 120. South Africa v S.B.Joel’s XI, Port Elizabeth, February 20, 21, 23, 24 (South Africa won by 21 runs) b A.S.Kennedy 8 183 94 c E.H.Bowley b A.S.Kennedy 1 200 268 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct South Africa 5 8 0 168 112 21.00 1 - 3 Other Natal matches 2 3 0 141 58 47.00 - 1 1 Season 7 11 0 309 112 28.09 1 1 4 Career 120 199 17 7220 250* 39.67 14 36 48 1925/26 Taylor in his first season for the Transvaal was quite satisfactory and he had two centuries and a fifty in five innings. Losing only to Natal in Durban, Transvaal carried off the Cup. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 121. Transvaal v Griqualand West, Johannesburg, December 16, 17, 18 (Transvaal won by an innings and 258 runs) b G.E.Glover 7 433 74 101 1 122. Transvaal v Western Province, Johannesburg, December 26, 28, 29 (Transvaal won by an innings and 74 runs) b A.J.Bell 120 491-7d 240 1 177 123. Transvaal v Natal, Durban, January 1, 2, 4 (Natal won by 21 runs) lbw b M.E.Billing 4 83 141 1 c W.J.Lee b L.Lewin 60 181 144 124. Transvaal v Orange Free State, Johannesburg, January 30, February 1, 2 (Transvaal won by an innings and 48 runs) c and b L.G.Fuller 153 489-9d 269 172 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Currie Cup 4 5 0 344 153 68.80 2 1 3 Career 124 204 17 8564 250* 45.79 16 37 51 1926/27 Keeping up their momentum Transvaal were a formidable team this year and won all five matches, retaining the trophy. That Taylor had a considerable influence in the results can be seen by his astounding batting this year. He had two centuries and two fifties in seven innings and was not dismissed for less than twenty two in his other three innings his average of 80.16 being his highest ever. He exceeded this in 1929/30 but played in only two innings. 18