Famous Cricketers No 99 - Bob Taylor

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting/Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Byes Opp Championship 28 44 5 682 42 17.48 - - 58 2 86 8350 Other Derbyshire 2 2 0 13 11 6.50 - - 3 1 3 682 Other 1 1 0 24 24 24.00 - - - - 7 535 Season 31 47 5 719 42 17.11 - - 61 3 96 9567 Career 163 239 44 2563 57* 13.14 - 2 403 27 498 53190 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Championship 1 1 0 0 - - 1967 Under the captaincy of D.C.Morgan Derbyshire finished sixth in the Championship. In the match against Leicestershire in August Bob Taylor, when batting, edged a ball from Birkenshaw into his left eye. He was taken to hospital and took no further part in the match. Diagnosed as suffering from a detached retina he had to lie on his back for three weeks, keeping as still as possible, all the time wondering if he would ever play again. He played no more matches in 1967 but happily made a full recovery to return in 1968. Own Team Victim Opp Byes Ct St Total 164. Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Derby, April 29, 30, May 1 (Derbyshire won by nine wickets) not out 7 238-9d c M.E.J.C.Norman [A.B.Jackson] 146 0 2 - c J.Birkenshaw [H.J.Rhodes] did not bat - 58-1 c P.T.Marner [H.J.Rhodes] 148 0 1 - 165. Derbyshire v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 6, 8, 9 (Middlesex won by nine wickets) c P.H.Parfitt b R.W.Hooker 10 120 c W.E.Russell [D.C.Morgan] 165-6d 4 2 - c P.H.Parfitt [A.B.Jackson] b J.S.E.Price 9 138 94-1 0 - - 166. Derbyshire v Hampshire, Southampton, May 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) b R.M.H.Cottam 15 155 c H.Horton [E.Smith] 165 0 3 - c D.A.Livingstone [E.Smith] c P.J.Sainsbury [A.B.Jackson] c H.Horton [T.J.P.Eyre] 127-7 0 2 - c P.J.Sainsbury [H.J.Rhodes] 167. Derbyshire v Surrey, Chesterfield, May (20), 21, (22) (Match drawn) did not bat - 69-1 168. Derbyshire v Sussex, Derby, May 24, 25, 26 (Match drawn) c A.S.M.Oakman b E.J.Lewis 6 219 c A.W.Greig [H.J.Rhodes] 106 3 2 - c E.J.Lewis [A.B.Jackson] did not bat - 87-3d 169. Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 27, 29, 30 (Match drawn) b C.Forbes 2 187 215-4d 0 - - not out 4 41-2 170. Derbyshire v Glamorgan, Chesterfield, May 31, June 1, 2 (Match drawn) b P.M.Walker 21 221-7d st P.M.Walker [E.Smith] 119 1 - 1 did not bat - 48-3d c E.W.Jones [H.J.Rhodes] 102-9 3 2 - c K.J.Lyons [H.J.Rhodes] 171. Derbyshire v Somerset, Bath, June 3, 4, 5 (Derbyshire won by nine wickets) b P.J.Robinson 0 232 160 0 - - did not bat - 38-1 c R.T.Virgin [H.J.Rhodes] 108 4 1 - 172. Derbyshire v Worcestershire, Derby, June 7, 8, 9 (Match drawn) c N.Gifford b L.J.Coldwell 21 117 c D.Kenyon [H.J.Rhodes] 136 0 2 - c R.G.A.Headley [I.R.Buxton] did not bat - 121-3 c R.G.A.Headley [A.B.Jackson] 241-8d 2 4 - c C.D.Fearnley [H.J.Rhodes] c J.A.Ormrod [H.J.Rhodes] c N.Gifford [A.B.Jackson] 23