Famous Cricketers No 99 - Bob Taylor

1970 Derbyshire’s centenary year began with grave doubts about the county’s playing strength, but ended on an eminently satisfactory note. In the Championship they occupied third place at one stage but eventually finished seventh. At Chesterfield against Hampshire, Bob and J.F.Harvey added 117 for the sixth wicket. Own Team Victim Opp Byes Ct St Total 242. MCC v Glamorgan, Lord’s, April 29, 30, May 1 (MCC won by six wickets) b D.J.Shepherd 3 191-9d c B.A.Davis [R.Illingworth] 212-7d 3 1 - did not bat - 135-4 st K.J.Lyons [D.Wilson] 113 4 - 1 243. Derbyshire v Yorkshire, Park Avenue, Bradford, May 2, 4 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 20 runs) lbw b C.M.Old 11 107 238 0 - - lbw b G.A.Cope 2 111 244. Derbyshire v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 13, 14, 15 (Match drawn) did not bat - 320-5d c R.C.Bromley [A.Ward] 228 1 4 - c R.D.V.Knight [F.W.Swarbrook] c N.P.G.Ross [E.Smith] c P.D.Johnson [F.W.Swarbrook] lbw b J.Spencer 0 148 c R.D.V.Knight [F.W.Swarbrook] 228-8 1 1 1 st J.R.A.Cragg [F.W.Swarbrook] 245. Derbyshire v Gloucestershire, Chesterfield, May 16, 18, 19 (Derbyshire won by 98 runs) b M.J.Procter 0 236 c R.B.Nicholls [A.Ward] 115 0 1 - not out 17 148-5d c R.B.Nicholls [A.Ward] 171 0 1 - 246. Derbyshire v Warwickshire, Derby, May 23, 25, 26 (Match drawn) c A.C.Smith b W.Blenkiron 56 280 468-7d 7 - - not out 48 164-4 247. Derbyshire v Worcestershire, Worcester, June 3, 4, 5 (Derbyshire won by 71 runs) b N.Gifford 10 325-6d c G.R.Cass [A.Ward] 342-7d 0 1 - did not bat - 246-2d 158 4 - - 248. Derbyshire v Sussex, Buxton, June 6, 8, 9 (Derbyshire won by eight wickets) not out 47 253 c J.A.Snow [A.Ward] 75 0 2 - c J.Denman [A.Ward] did not bat - 124-2 c M.A.Buss [A.Ward] 299 0 4 - c P.J.Graves [M.Hendrick] c J.Denman [M.Hendrick] c D.L.Bates [A.Ward] 249. Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Leicester, June 10, 11, 12 (Leicestershire won by eight wickets) c B.Dudleston b J.F.Steele 29 237 c B.J.Booth [A.Ward] 291 6 1 - c J.F.Steele b R.Illingworth 9 112 c B.Dudleston [A.Ward] 60-2 0 1 - 250. Derbyshire v Hampshire, Chesterfield, June 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) b D.W.White 12 180 302-6d 2 - - lbw b R.M.H.Cottam 50 281 251. Derbyshire v Somerset, Bath, June 20, 22, 23 (Somerset won by three wickets) b A.A.Jones 10 198 c M.Hill [E.Smith] 158 4 3 - c M.J.Kitchen [P.E.Russell] c A.A.Jones [F.E.Rumsey] not out 23 211-7d c P.J.Robinson [I.R.Buxton] 254-7 1 1 1 st B.A.Langford [I.R.Buxton] 252. Derbyshire v Glamorgan, Derby, June 24, 25, 26 (Derbyshire won by four wickets) did not bat - 269-5d st P.M.Walker [I.R.Buxton] 85 0 1 2 c E.W.Jones [T.J.P.Eyre] st E.A.Cordle [I.R.Buxton] c B.A.Davis b E.A.Cordle 1 106-6 c A.Jones [A.Ward] 288 4 3 - c A.R.Lewis [I.R.Buxton] c K.J.Lyons [A.Ward] 253. Derbyshire v Middlesex, Lord’s, June 27, 29, 30 (Match drawn) c P.H.Parfitt b F.J.Titmus 0 366 st G.D.Barlow [I.R.Buxton] 229 4 1 2 c C.T.Radley [P.E.Russell] st J.T.Murray [P.E.Russell] did not bat - 16-2 c G.D.Barlow [T.J.P.Eyre] 293-8d 9 3 - c P.H.Parfitt [T.J.P.Eyre] c C.T.Radley [T.J.P.Eyre] 30