Famous Cricketers No 99 - Bob Taylor

did not bat - 208-4 c G.Dymock [I.T.Botham] 289 4 1 - 483.ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, December 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 (England won by seven wickets) lbw b A G Hurst 20 286 c G.M.Wood [C.M.Old] 116 0 5 - c K.J.Hughes [I.T.Botham] c B.Yardley [R.G.D.Willis] c R.M.Hogg [I.T.Botham] c A.G.Hurst [I.T.Botham] did not bat - 170-3 339 9 - - 484. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Perth, December 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 (England won by 166 runs) c A.G.Hurst b B.Yardley 12 309 c B.Yardley [M.Hendrick] 190 0 3 - c R.M.Hogg [R.G.D.Willis] c A.G.Hurst [R.G.D.Willis] c J.A.Maclean b A.G.Hurst 2 208 c G.M.Wood [J.K.Lever] 161 0 3 - c G.N.Yallop [M.Hendrick] c P.M.Toohey [M.Hendrick] 485. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, December 29, 30, January 1, 2, 3 (Australia won by 103 runs) b R.M.Hogg 1 143 c K.J.Hughes [I.T.Botham] 258 0 1 - c J.A.Maclean b R.M.Hogg 5 179 c G.N.Yallop [G.Miller] 167 4 1 1 st J.D.Higgs [J.A.Emburey] 486. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, January 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 (England won by 93 runs) c A.R.Border b J.D.Higgs 10 152 294 2 - - not out 21 346 111 0 - - 487. England XI v Tasmania, Hobart, January 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) b G.R.Whitney 1 210-5d c M.J.Norman [C.M.Old] 105 5 4 - c G.W.Goodman [C.M.Old] c S.J.Howard [C.M.Old] c J.H.Hampshire [C.M.Old] c G.W.Goodman [R.G.D.Willis] 118-4 2 1 - 488. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, January 27, 28, 29, 31, February 1 (England won by 205 runs) run out 4 169 c A.R.Border [I.T.Botham] 164 1 2 - c P.H.Carlson [I.T.Botham] c K.J.Wright b R.M.Hogg 97 360 160 0 - - 489. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, February 10, 11, 12, 14 (England won by nine wickets) not out 36 308 c P.M.Toohey [I.T.Botham] 198 0 1 1 st K.J.Wright [J.A.Emburey] did not bat - 35-1 c A.M.J.Hilditch [M.Hendrick] 143 3 2 - c G.N.Yallop [G.Miller] SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting/Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Byes Opp Test matches 6 10 2 208 97 26.00 - 1 18 2 19 2301 Other 4 5 0 22 9 4.40 - - 17 4 19 1519 Tour 10 15 2 230 97 17.69 - 1 35 6 38 3820 Career 489 690 126 9536 97 16.90 - 19 1143 139 1856 169607 1979 India were the visitors in 1979 and played four Test matches with Bob playing in the first three. He featured in another Test match century partnership with Geoff Miller when they added 103 for the eighth wicket against India at Lord’s. Derbyshire slipped to sixteenth place and Taylor had what was probably his first indifferent season for the county. Own Team Victim Opp Byes Ct St Total 490. Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Derby, May (2), 3, 4 (Match drawn) did not bat - 126-3d c B.Dudleston [C.J.Tunnicliffe] 160-5d 1 2 - c J.F.Steele [C.J.Tunnicliffe] c J.F.Steele [C.J.Tunnicliffe] 145-6 9 2 2 c J.C.Balderstone [G.Miller] st B.F.Davison [D.S.Steele] st R.W.Tolchard [G.Miller] 53