Famous Cricketers No 88 - Herbert Wilfred Taylor

ran into a bad patch which lasted well into June, after which he was more like his old self and he had a great run of form in the later stages of the tour making double figures in eighteen consecutive innings. Even with this very uneven period of form he led the batting averages for the Tests and the tour as a whole. Against Derbyshire he made his 10,000th run of his career. It is interesting to note that Bames once more dismissed him in the match against Wales. When the tour had finished the team returned to South Africa aboard the S.S. Balmoral Castle . Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 139. South Africans v Worcestershire, Worcester, May 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) b D.V.Hill 103 444-8d 284 262-7 140. South Africans v Leicestershire, Leicester, May 4, 6, 7 (Match drawn) c N.F.Armstrong b G.Geary 23 354-8d 208 191-7 141. South Africans v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 8, 9, 10 (Surrey won by 125 runs) c E.W.J.Brooks b H.A.Peach 3 111 229 c and b P.G.H.Fender 11 285 292-9d 142. South Africans v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 11, 13, 14 (South Africans won by eight wickets) b F.J.Durston 4 291 132 not out 4 85-2 240 143. South Africans v Oxford University, The Parks, May 15, 16, 17 (South Africans won by four wickets) b C.K.H.Hill-Wood 6 298 152 b C.K.H.Hill-Wood 24 186 325 144. South Africans v Glamorgan, Pontypridd, May 18, 20, 21 (South Africans won by 170 runs) c A.H.Howard b J.Mercer 8 212 113 c A.H.Howard b W.E.Jones 57 186 115 145. South Africans v Gloucestershire, Bristol, May 22, 23, 24 (Gloucestershire won by six wickets) c and b T.W.J.Goddard 17 225 331 b T.W.J.Goddard 5 232 129-4 146. South Africans v Yorkshire, Bramall Lane, May 25, 27, 28 (Match drawn) b C.Turner 30 441-5d 338 b W.E.Bowes 22 277-8 147. South Africans v M.C.C., Lord’s, June 1, 3, 4 (Match drawn) c K.S.Duleepsinhji b G.O.B.Allen 43 311 336 c J.W.Hearne b J.C.White 29 269-6d 72-1 148. South Africans v Derbyshire, Derby, June 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) c D.Smith b L.F.Townsend 37 166 208-6 149. South Africans v Lancashire, Old Trafford, June 8, 10, 11 (Lancashire won by six wickets) b G.Hodgson 13 185 191 c F.Watson b E.A.McDonald 7 150 145-4 150. South Africans v Minor Counties, Stoke-on-Trent, June 12, 13, 14 (Match drawn) c H.W.Hodgson b S.F.Barnes 28 139 201 not out 13 40-1 183-6d 151. SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND, Edgbaston, June 15, 17, 18 (Match drawn) b H.Larwood 2 250 245 1 did not bat - 171-1 308-4d 152. South Africans v Yorkshire, Hull, June 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) hit wkt b J.S.Douglas 37 265 335 not out 83 260-4d 86-2 153. South Africans v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 22, 24, 25 (Match drawn) c A.Ducat b R.J.Gregory 59 426-8d 305 not out 49 202-2d 111-3 154. South Africans v Wales, Colwyn Bay, July 10, 11, 12 (South Africans won by 10 runs) b S.F.Barnes 1 192 159 b J.Mercer 2 239 262 155. South Africans v Lancashire, Liverpool, July 17, 18, 19 (Lancashire won by ten wickets) c J.L.Hopwood b J.Iddon 31 218 384 lbw b R.K.Tyldesley 29 200 36-0 21