Famous Cricketers No 99 - Bob Taylor

475. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Trent Bridge, August 10, 11, 12, 14 (England won by an innings and 119 runs) b R.J.Hadlee 22 429 c B.A.Edgar [I.T.Botham] 120 0 5 - c S.L.Boock [R.G.D.Willis] c J.M.Parker [M.Hendrick] c M.G.Burgess [I.T.Botham] c G.N.Edwards [I.T.Botham] c R.J.Hadlee [I.T.Botham] 190 0 1 - 476. Derbyshire v Essex, Derby, August 19, 21, (22) (Match drawn) b D.L.Acfield 13 173 c G.A.Gooch [J.Walters] 171 0 2 - c B.R.Hardie [P.E.Russell] st M.H.Denness [F.W.Swarbrook] 122-4 4 - 2 st K.S.McEwan [F.W.Swarbrook] 477. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Lord’s, August 24, 25, 26, 28 (England won by seven wickets) lbw b R.J.Hadlee 1 289 c G.P.Howarth [I.T.Botham] 339 4 1 1 st B.P.Bracewell [J.E.Emburey] did not bat - 118-3 c J.M.Parker [I.T.Botham] 67 0 3 - c B.E.Congdon [R.G.D.Willis] c R.W.Anderson [R.G.D.Willis] 478. Derbyshire v Essex, Southend-on-Sea, August 30, 31, September 1 (Match drawn) c N.Smith b J.K.Lever 25 146 c M.H.Denness [M.Hendrick] 141 0 1 - c M.H.Denness b D.L.Acfield 18 184-9 c B.R.Hardie [M.Hendrick] 190-5d 0 1 - 479. Derbyshire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, September 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) did not bat - 201-5d c K.D.Smith [C.J.Tunnicliffe] 181-5d 0 1 - c K.D.Smith b A.I.Kallicharran 3 236-9d c T.A.Lloyd [M.Hendrick] 227-8 2 1 - SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting/Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Byes Opp Test matches 6 5 0 43 22 8.60 - - 20 1 18 1972 Championship 10 12 1 136 32 12.36 - - 24 2 41 3404 Season 16 17 1 179 32 11.18 - - 44 3 59 5376 Career 479 675 124 9306 97 16.88 - 18 1108 133 1818 165787 1978/79 - England in Australia Taylor played in all the Test matches of this series and at Adelaide in the Fourth Test, he was joined by Geoff Miller to feature in a match winning stand of 135 for the seventh wicket as Bob went on to his highest Test score and equal his highest score in all first-class cricket of 97. Own Team Victim Opp Byes Ct St Total 480. England XI v South Australia, Adelaide, November 3, 4, 5, 6 (South Australia won by 32 runs) c R.K.Blewett b P.R.Sleep 6 232 c I.R.McLean [P.H.Edmonds] 311 2 4 1 st J.N.Langley [P.H.Edmonds] c R.K.Blewett [R.G.D.Willis] c P.R.Sleep [J.K.Lever] c T.J.Robertson [R.G.D.Willis] c J.N.Langley b G.R.Attenborough 4 196 st J.E.Nash [G.Miller] 149 0 1 2 st J.N.Langley [P.H.Edmonds] c P.R.Sleep [P.H.Edmonds] 481. England XI v New South Wales, Sydney, November 17, 18, 19, 20 (England XI won by ten wickets) c A.M.J.Hilditch b G.F.Lawson 9 374 c A.M.J.Hilditch [R.G.D.Willis] 165 0 2 1 c A.R.Border [G.Miller] st M.L.Clews [J.A.Emburey] did not bat - 4-0 c A.R.Border [I.T.Botham] 210 6 1 - 482. England XI v Queensland, Brisbane, November 24, 25, 26, 27 (England XI won by six wickets) c J.A.Maclean b G.Dymock 2 254 c W.R.Broad [C.M.Old] 172 0 3 - c G.J.Cosier [I.T.Botham] c T.V.Hohns [R.G.D.Willis] 52