Famous Cricketers No 99 - Bob Taylor

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting/Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Byes Opp Championship 20 34 4 608 69* 20.26 - 1 53 12 100 7629 Other Derbyshire 3 3 1 72 38 36.00 - - 6 1 26 1117 Other 2 1 0 21 21 21.00 - - 4 1 11 442 Season 24 38 5 701 69* 21.24 - 1 63 14 137 9188 Career 405 579 113 7785 74* 16.70 - 16 930 117 1494 139758 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Championship 3 1 21 0 - - Career 10.1 2 46 0 - - 1975/76 - International Wanderers in South Africa Very great public interest was aroused by this tour for the Wanderers team, managed by Richie Benaud, to assess the cricket standards of the South Africans after their isolation from international cricket for six years. Bob featured in a century partnership with M.F.Kent when they scored 148 for the fifth wicket against the South African Invitation XI at Johannesburg. Own Team Victim Opp Byes Ct St Total 406. International Wanderers v South African Invitation XI, Cape Town, March 18, 19, 20, 22 (International Wanderers won by 185 runs) c D.L.Hobson b A.Barnes 18 220 c J.G.Heron [G.J.Gilmour] 290 1 3 - c G.D.Pfuhl [J.N.Shepherd] c V.A.P.van der Bijl [A.G.Hurst] c G.D.Pfuhl b C.E.B.Rice 10 324 c P.N.Kirsten [A.G.Hurst] 69 0 1 - 407. International Wanderers v South African Board President’s XI, Port Elizabeth, March 26, 27, 29 (Match drawn) did not bat - 241-5d c J.G.Heron [J.N.Shepherd] 321 1 2 - c D.Govindjee [A.A.Mallett] c A.J.S.Smith b R.C.Ontong 17 210-9 182 10 - - 408. International Wanderers v South African Invitation XI, Johannesburg, April 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) c A.L.Wilmot b H.W.H.Bergins 14 134 c B.A.Richards [J.N.Shepherd] 324 1 4 - c C.E.B.Rice [G.J.Gilmour] c A.L.Wilmot [G.S.Chappell] c H.W.H.Bergins [A.A.Mallett] c A.J.S.Smith b H.W.H.Bergins 97 466 c B.A.Richards [D.K.Lillee] 91-8 11 3 - c C.E.B.Rice [D.K.Lillee] c B.L.Irvine [D.K.Lillee] 409. International Wanderers v South African Invitation XI, Durban, April 8, 9, 10, 12 (South African Invitation XI won by 122 runs) run out 9 99 c B.A.Richards [J.N.Shepherd] 178 4 3 - c E.J.Barlow [G.J.Gilmour] c F.Timol [D.K.Lillee] b I.Ebrahim 31 226 c A.L.Wilmot [D.K.Lillee] 269 0 2 - c F.Timol [D.K.Lillee] SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting/Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Byes Opp Other 4 7 0 196 97 28.00 - 1 18 - 28 1724 Career 409 586 113 7981 97 16.87 - 17 948 117 1522 141482 1976 On the face of it, nothing much had changed for Derbyshire as they again occupied fifteenth place in the championship table. Taylor handed over the captaincy to Eddie Barlow but his wicket-keeping 45