Famous Cricketers No 99 - Bob Taylor

talents were recognised when he was named as one of the Five Cricketers of the Year by Wisden . He made his highest first-class score to date, 97. Own Team Victim Opp Byes Ct St Total 410. Derbyshire v Sussex, Ilkeston, April 28, 29, 30 (Sussex won by five wickets) [Capt.] did not bat - 230-5c c J.Spencer [A.Ward] 199 1 1 - c J.A.Snow b A.W.Greig 0 122 c J.J.Groome [A.Ward] 154-5 0 2 - c P.J.Graves [M.Hendrick] 411. Derbyshire v Lancashire, Old Trafford, May (12), 13, 14 (Match drawn) [Capt.] not out 72 250-7d c H.Pilling [F.W.Swarbrook] 275-7c 0 1 - 92-4 0 - - 412. Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Leicester, May 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) [Capt.] c and b K.Higgs 30 182 c J.C.Balderstone [A.Ward] 306-8d 9 3 - c J.Birkenshaw [M.Hendrick] c N.M.McVicker [A.Ward] 52-3 0 - - 413. Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire, Ilkeston, May (29), 31, June 1 (Match drawn) [Capt.] c M.J.Smedley b B.Stead 5 300-7d c A.H.Latchman [A.Ward] 271-9 8 1 - 414. Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Chesterfield, June 12, 14, 15 (Leicestershire won by seven wickets) [Capt.] c R.W.Tolchard b P.Booth 28 129 c R.W.Tolchard [K.Stevenson] 201 5 1 - lbw b P.B.Clift 3 138 68-3 0 - - 415. Derbyshire v Yorkshire, Sheffield, June 16, 17, 18 (Match drawn) c A.L.Robinson b H.P.Cooper 9 64 c D.L.Bairstow [K.Stevenson] 138 4 1 - b H.P.Cooper 45 174-6 416. Derbyshire v Essex, Colchester, June 19, 21, 22 (Essex won by an innings and 43 runs) c K.W.R.Fletcher b D.L.Acfield 0 98 c K.S.McEwan [K.Stevenson] 264 7 3 - c R.E.East [A.Ward] c N.Smith [P.E.Russell] b R.E.East 45 123 417. Derbyshire v Northamptonshire, Ilkeston, June 30, July 1, 2 (Match drawn) b Mushtaq Mohammed 16 149 c R.T.Virgin [A.Ward] 284 0 3 1 c D.S.Steele [M.Hendrick] st Mushtaq Mohammed [F.W.Swarbrook] c W.Larkins [E.J.Barlow] c D.S.Steele b B.S.Bedi 44 308 st D.S.Steele [P.E.Russell] 121-9 4 - 1 418. Derbyshire v West Indians, Chesterfield, July 3, 5, 6 (West Indians won by ten wickets) st D.L.Murray b R.R.Jumadeen 7 257 497-6d 0 - - c R.C.Fredericks b A.L.Padmore 0 261 23-0 0 - - 419. Derbyshire v Warwickshire, Coventry, July 7, 8, 9 (Match drawn) b E.E.Hemmings 41 174 c D.L.Amiss [E.J.Barlow] 331-3c 0 1 - not out 23 356-4 420. Derbyshire v Somerset, Chesterfield, July 10, 12, 13 (Derbyshire won by 85 runs) c D.J.S.Taylor b H.R.Moseley 13 302-8c c P.M.Roebuck [K.Stevenson] 172 0 2 - c D.J.S.Taylor [A.Ward] c H.R.Moseley b G.I.Burgess 29 142-5d c B.C.Rose [A.Ward] 187 0 3 - c P.W.Denning [A.Ward] c G.I.Burgess [A.Ward] 421. Derbyshire v Kent, Dover, July 21, 22, 23 (Kent won by 62 runs) b C.J.C.Rowe 4 84 st Asif Iqbal [G.Miller] 156 8 1 2 c C.J.C.Rowe [F.W.Swarbrook] st J.N.Graham [F.W.Swarbrook] st D.Nicholls b C.J.C.Rowe 28 182 172 1 - - 422. Derbyshire v Glamorgan, Allied Breweries Ground, Burton-on-Trent, July 24, 26, 27 (Glamorgan won by 93 runs) c and b M.A.Nash 19 241 c J.W.Solanky [M.Hendrick] 154 5 1 - 46