Famous Cricketers No 88 - Herbert Wilfred Taylor

135. SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND, Durban, February (4), 5, 7, 8 (South Africa won by eight wickets) * lbw b S.J.Staples 36 332-7d 282 1 c R.E.S.Wyatt b S.J.Staples 29 69-2 118 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 5 10 0 412 101 41.20 1 3 1 Other Transvaal match 1 2 0 67 41 33.50 - - 1 Season 6 12 0 479 101 39.91 1 3 2 Career 135 223 18 8524 250* 41.58 19 42 57 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 2 0 8 0 - - - - Other Transvaal match 2 0 14 0 - - - - Season 4 0 22 0 - - - - Career 187.1 49 521 21 4/36 24.80 - - 1928/29 With the tour of England approaching the South African authorities decided to suspend the Currie Cup in favour of three test trials to select the team to travel. Though naturally Taylor had nothing to prove he played in all matches and made two fifties in his four innings. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 136. Transvaal v Eastern Province (Test Trial), Cape Town, December 24, 26 (Transvaal won by an innings and 221 runs) c A.H.Pattison b T.C.Whitlock 83 452-6d 110 121 137. Transvaal v Orange Free State (Test Trial), Cape Town, December 28, 29, 31 (Transvaal won by an innings and 91 runs) c A.V.Conlon b L.E.de Villiers 64 544-5d - - - - 144 1 4 1 11 0 309 138. Transvaal v Western Province (Test Trial), Cape Town, January 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) c A.J.Bell b T.M.Davidson 12 375 143 b L.R.Serrurier 10 158-8 2 0 13 0 441 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other matches 3 4 0 169 83 42.25 - 2 1 Career 138 227 18 8693 250* 41.59 19 44 58 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Other matches 6 1 24 0 - - - - Career 193.1 50 545 21 4/36 25.95 - - 1929 - South Africa in England The South African team arrived on the S.S. Kenilworth Castle and the side this year was largely experimental and contained only three players who had toured England before, Taylor, Catterall and Deane, who took over the captaincy from Taylor after he had led the side in forty two consecutive matches. The young team excelled in enthusiasm and fielding and Wisden commented that the time was near when they would be capable of winning a test series, which was borne out in 1935 when they actually did. Taylor was now forty years of age but although he started with 103 against Worcester he 20