Famous Cricketers No 88 - Herbert Wilfred Taylor

1909/10 H.W.Taylor in his first season gave an idea of his strength of character by making 55 and 30 against the M.C.C. at Durban. Although not as successful in his second match he finished his two match season with a useful average. Natal did not play in the Currie Cup this season. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 1. Natal v M.C.C., Durban, January 8, 10, 11 (Match drawn) c F.E.Woolley b W.Rhodes 55 250 331 b J.B.Hobbs 30 162-8 2. Natal v M.C.C., Pietermaritzburg, January 14, 15, 17, 18 (M.C.C. won by nine wickets) b C.Blythe 1 50 229 1 c H.Strudwick b G.H.T.Simpson-Hayward 32 203 26-1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other Natal matches 2 4 0 118 55 29.50 - 1 1 1910/11 Playing in the Currie Cup for the first time he cemented his earlier promise with some sound performances for Natal and not only making a big hundred against Griqualand West at Durban he played eleven double figure innings out of twelve attempts. Natal had a very strong team this season and went through the tournament unbeaten in six matches yet young Taylor fitted into the outfit very smoothly and opening the innings in each match made nearly 500 runs. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 3. Natal v Orange Free State, Lord’s No. 4, Durban, March 15, 16 (Natal won by five wickets) c H.B.Fawcus b F.van Zyl 23 324 83 c G.S.Sennett b R.W.Stanton 26 86-5 326 4. Natal v Western Province, Lord’s No. 1, Durban, March 17,18 (Natal won by four wickets) b J.J.Kotze 33 152 162 c G.W.Stephen b F.P.Bond 17 143-6 132 5. Natal v Border, Lord’s No. 3, Durban, March 20, 21 (Natal won by eight wickets) run out 18 172 116 c N.M.S.Jarman b N.O.Norton 17 47-2 102 6. Natal v Eastern Province, Lord’s No. 4, Durban, March 22, 23 (Natal won by 245 runs) c W.A.Glisson b C.K.Allison 37 134 65 1 b C.K.Allison 48 291-7d 115 1 7. Natal v Transvaal, Lord’s No. 1, Durban, March 24, 25 (Natal won by six wickets) c L.J.Tancred b C.P.Carter 6 190 233 st T.A.Ward b N.V.Lindsay 36 103-4 58 8. Natal v Griqualand West, Lord’s No. 3, Durban, March 27, 28 (Natal won by 168 runs) c N.V.Tapscott b H.J.Druce 62 183 124 1 c N.V.Tapscott b Wm.Dickens 173 384-4d 275 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Currie Cup 6 12 0 496 173 41.33 1 1 3 Career 8 16 0 614 173 38.37 1 2 4 6