Famous Cricketers No 99 - Bob Taylor

Bowling O M R W BB Ave Championship 1 0 4 0 - - Career 5 1 12 0 - - 1970/71 - MCC in Australia and New Zealand Taylor was the deputy to Knott on this tour. Illingworth gave him his Test match debut against New Zealand and as described in Wisden “a well-earned reward for an always cheerful and uncomplaining understudy.” With John Hampshire, Bob added 136 for the fourth wicket when MCC played Tasmania in Hobart. Own Team Victim Opp Byes Ct St Total 268. MCC v New South Wales, Sydney, November 13, 14, 15, 16 (Match drawn) c K.D.Walters b J.W.Gleeson 26 204 c J.G.Stevens [B.L.D’Oliveira] 410-5d 0 1 1 st G.R.Davies [B.L.D’Oliveira] did not bat - 325-1 269. MCC v Western Australia, Perth, December 5, 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) did not bat - 258-3d c R.J.Inverarity [R.G.D.Willis] 257-5d 0 1 - c R.A.L.Massie b G.A.R.Lock 21 256-6 st D.Chadwick [G.Boycott] 285 0 2 2 st L.Varis [K.W.R.Fletcher] c R.W.Marsh [R.G.D.Willis] c D.K.Lillee [M.C.Cowdrey] 270. MCC v South Australia, Adelaide, December 18, 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) run out 16 238 st B.A.Richards [D.L.Underwood] 297-2d 0 1 1 c G.S.Chappell [P.Lever] c R.P.Blundell b A.A.Mallett 0 336-8 c A.J.Woodcock [R.G.D.Willis] 338-7d 5 3 - c J.P.Causby [R.G.D.Willis] c K.G.Cunningham [R.G.D.Willis] 271. MCC v Tasmania, Hobart, December 23, 24, 26 (MCC won by nine wickets) c B.C.Patterson b B.F.Hodgetts 31 316-4d c B.A.H.Palfreyman [P.Lever] 164 0 2 - c B.F.Hodgetts [P.Lever] did not bat - 72-1 c B.L.Cartledge [P.Lever] 223 7 2 - c L.J.F.Appleton [P.Lever] 272. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Christchurch, February 25, 26, 27, March 1 (England won by eight wickets) st K.J.Wadsworth b H.J.Howarth 4 231 c B.A.G.Murray [K.Shuttleworth] 65 9 2 1 c B.E.Congdon [K.Shuttleworth] st H.J.Howarth [D.L.Underwood] did not bat - 89-2 254 6 - - SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting/Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Byes Opp Test match 1 1 0 4 4 4.00 - - 2 1 15 319 Other 4 5 0 94 31 18.80 - - 12 4 12 1974 Tour 5 6 0 98 31 16.33 - - 14 5 27 2293 Career 272 379 73 4565 65 14.91 - 6 644 64 955 88722 1971 In May Bob Taylor chipped the bone of his third finger on the right hand and although he only missed three matches the injury was further aggravated at Basingstoke in July, and continued to trouble him for the rest of the season. However, his batting included three century partnerships. With J.F.Harvey he added 110 for the fifth wicket against Oxford University at Burton-on-Trent, with I.R.Buxton 126 for the sixth wicket against Kent at Derby and with P.E.Russell 126 in an unfinished stand for the 32