Famous Cricketers No 99 - Bob Taylor

39. Derbyshire v Worcestershire, Dudley, July 28, 30, 31 (Worcestershire won by five wickets) b L.J.Coldwell 2 97 c M.J.Horton [H.L.Jackson] 149 1 1 - c R.Booth b N.Gifford 2 238 c M.J.Horton [H.L.Jackson] 187-5 2 2 - c D.W.Richardson [A.B.Jackson] 40. Derbyshire v Warwickshire, Chesterfield, August 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) b A.Wright 0 276 c W.J.P.Stewart [I.R.Buxton] 280 8 4 - c J.M.Kennedy [G.W.Richardson] c D.J.Brown [D.C.Morgan] c R.G.Thompson [H.L.Jackson] c J.M.Kennedy [H.L.Jackson] 182-5 0 1 - 41. Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Leicester, August 4, 6, (7) (Match drawn) did not bat - 334-5d 146-1 0 - - 42. Derbyshire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 8, 9, 10 (Surrey won by five wickets) c M.J.Stewart b R.I.Jefferson 0 160 c J.H.Edrich [H.L.Jackson] 126 1 2 - c B.Constable [H.J.Rhodes] b R.I.Jefferson 0 119 154-5 0 - - 43. Derbyshire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, August 11, 13, 14 (Match drawn) c A.C.Smith b A.Wright 6 197 c J.A.Jameson [H.J.Rhodes] 362-8d 1 1 - did not bat - 111-4 44. Derbyshire v Worcestershire, Chesterfield, August 15, 16, 17 (Match drawn) c D.N.F.Slade b R.G.M.Carter 2 172-9d 212-4d 2 - - c R.Booth b F.E.Rumsey 1 150 c D.N.F.Slade [H.J.Rhodes] 103-9 0 1 - 45. Derbyshire v Glamorgan, Swansea, August 18, 20, 21 (Derbyshire won by 204 runs) not out 38 240 c P.M.Walker [D.C.Morgan] 115 4 1 - did not bat - 226-7d c A.R.Lewis [D.C.Morgan] 147 4 1 - 46. Derbyshire v Somerset, Derby, August 22, 23, 24 (Somerset won by 41 runs) not out 0 159-8d c G.Atkinson [H.J.Rhodes] 214 5 2 - c B.Roe [H.J.Rhodes] not out 0 69 c P.B.Wight [H.L.Jackson] 55 0 3 - c W.E.Alley [H.J.Rhodes] c C.R.M.Atkinson [H.L.Jackson] 47. Derbyshire v Middlesex, Chesterfield, August 25, 27, 28 (Derbyshire won by eight wickets) b F.J.Titmus 0 295-9d 221 4 - - did not bat - 49-2 122 0 - - SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting/Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Byes Opp Championship 28 35 8 290 44 10.74 - - 72 3 88 10167 Other Derbyshire 1 1 0 10 10 10.00 - - 5 - 6 325 Season 29 36 8 300 44 10.71 - - 77 3 94 10492 Career 47 62 14 516 48 10.75 - - 124 9 188 17677 1963 Apart from the first match of the season where he played for MCC against Surrey at Lord’s, Bob Taylor played all his matches for Derbyshire and beat his own record by taking 81 catches. He scored his first 50 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston. Own Team Victim Opp Byes Ct St Total 48. MCC v Surrey, Lord’s, May (1), (2), 3 (Match drawn) not out 7 143 144-6 1 - - 49. Derbyshire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 8, 9, 10 (Surrey won by an innings and 6 runs) b D.Gibson 2 175 c M.D.Willett [H.J.Rhodes] 343-7d 1 1 - c D.Gibson b G.A.R.Lock 1 162 50. Derbyshire v Gloucestershire, Derby, May 11, 13, 14 (Gloucestershire won by four wickets) b A.S.Brown 0 202 c D.A.Allen [I.R.Buxton] 229-6d 4 1 - b A.S.Brown 2 181 c R.B.Nicholls [H.L.Jackson] 155-6 0 3 - c D.Carpenter [D.C.Morgan] c D.A.Allen [D.C.Morgan] 13