Famous Cricketers No 99 - Bob Taylor

c M.H.Denness b D.L.Underwood 0 184 195-8 0 - - 286. Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Leicester, July 10, 12, 13 (Match drawn) c B.F.Davison b J.C.Balderstone 15 291 c B.Dudleston [A.Ward] 462-9d 5 1 - did not bat - 161-3 287. Derbyshire v Yorkshire, Scarborough, July 14, 15, 16 (Match drawn) b M.K.Bore 19 159 349-7d 12 - - c C.M.Old b G.A.Cope 40 268-8 288. Derbyshire v Lancashire, Buxton, July 17, 19, 20 (Match drawn) not out 15 300-6d c H.Pilling [A.Ward] 300-9d 3 3 - c J.D.Bond [T.J.P.Eyre] c D.P.Hughes [A.Ward] b B.Wood 29 225-8d c C.H.Lloyd [T.J.P.Eyre] 120-5 2 2 - c F.M.Engineer [T.J.P.Eyre] 289. Derbyshire v Hampshire, Basingstoke, July 24, 26, 27 (Match drawn) not out 27 218-6d c R.V.Lewis [A.Ward] 226 2 2 - c D.R.Turner [A.Ward] c C.G.Greenidge [A.Ward] 190-7 0 2 - c T.E.Jesty [F.W.Swarbrook] 290. Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire, Ilkeston, July 31, August 2, 3 (Match drawn) b R.A.White 0 155 c S.B.Hassan [A.Ward] 312-7d 0 1 - did not bat - 30-3 291. Derbyshire v Sussex, Hove, August 7, 9, 10 (Match drawn) not out 6 272-6d c R.M.Prideaux [F.W.Swarbrook] 245 1 2 - c A.W.Greig [E.Smith] did not bat - 173-2 292. Derbyshire v Northamptonshire, Northampton, August (14), 16, 17 (Match drawn) lbw b D.Breakwell 9 71 c A.Tait [T.J.P.Eyre] 176 4 1 - did not bat - 224-3 293. Derbyshire v Gloucestershire, Chesterfield, August 21, 23, 24 (Gloucestershire won by 43 runs) b M.J.Procter 4 245 st C.A.Milton [I.R.Buxton] 388-7d 0 - 1 c M.J.Procter b D.A.Allen 5 204 st C.A.Milton [I.R.Buxton] 104-2d 1 1 1 c R.D.V.Knight [T.J.P.Eyre] 294. Derbyshire v Lancashire, Old Trafford, August 25, 26, 27 (Lancashire won by four wickets) did not bat - 333-5d c B.Wood [A.Ward] 302-6d 5 2 - c K.L.Snellgrove [A.Ward] c J.D.Bond b D.P.Hughes 17 213-9d 247-6 4 - - 295. Derbyshire v Glamorgan, Derby, August 28, 30, 31 (Match drawn) not out 74 338-6d c S.C.Harrison [T.J.P.Eyre] 264-9d 1 1 - c K.J.Lyons b D.J.Shepherd 2 97-7d c E.W.Jones [P.E.Russell] 136-7 6 2 - c R.C.Davis [A.Ward] 296. Derbyshire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, September 1, 2, 3 (Surrey won by 40 runs) st A.Long b Intikhab Alam 21 298-7d c G.J.R.Roope [I.R.Buxton] 315-9d 0 1 - hit wkt b Intikhab Alam 24 164 st Younis Ahmed [P.E.Russell] 187-8d 1 - 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting/Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Byes Opp Championship 21 31 10 538 74* 25.61 - 2 45 8 82 8145 Other Derbyshire 2 3 0 81 53 27.00 - 1 2 2 11 1010 Other 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 - - 1 - 7 416 Season 24 35 10 619 74* 24.76 - 3 48 10 100 9571 Career 296 414 83 5184 74* 15.66 - 9 692 74 1055 98293 1971/72 - World XI in Australia The 1971/72 visit by a World team for a tour of Australia including twelve first-class matches, with five representative matches came in place of the proposed tour by a South African team. The Springboks’ visit was cancelled by the Australian Board of Control following sustained political and moral pressures in view of practical problems. The “Rest of the World”, a multi-national team chosen 34