Famous Cricketers No 99 - Bob Taylor

602. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Headingley, July 28, 29, 30, August 1 (New Zealand won by five wickets) not out 10 225 377 1 - - b B.L.Cairns 9 252 103-5 8 - - 603. Derbyshire v Sussex, Eastbourne, August 6, 8, 9 (Match drawn) st I.J.Gould b C.E.Waller 2 257 c R.S.Cowan [R.J.Finney] 320-5d 1 3 - c Imran Khan [O.H.Mortensen] c J.R.P.Heath [S.Oldham] not out 1 219-9 186-5d 0 - - 604. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Lord’s, August 11, 12, 13, 15 (England won by 127 runs) b R.J.Hadlee 16 326 191 0 - - c and b J.V.Coney 7 211 c J.G.Wright [I.T.Botham] 219 3 2 - c G.P.Howarth [R.G.D.Willis] 605. Derbyshire v Glamorgan, Swansea, August 20, 22, 23 (Derbyshire won by two wickets) b W.W.Davis 5 285 c R.C.Ontong [O.H.Mortensen] 221-9d 5 1 - c A.Jones b R.C.Ontong 3 177-8 c R.C.Ontong [O.H.Mortensen] 240 4 3 - c D.A.Francis [O.H.Mortensen] c S.P.Henderson [C.J.Tunnicliffe] 606. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Trent Bridge, August 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 (England won by 165 runs) b J.G.Bracewell 21 420 207 0 - - b R.J.Hadlee 0 297 c J.V.Coney [N.G.B.Cook] 345 2 4 - c M.D.Crowe [N.G.Cowans] c M.C.Snedden [N.G.B.Cook] c J.G.Bracewell [C.L.Smith] 607. D.B.Close’s XI v New Zealanders, Scarborough, August 31, September 1, 2 (New Zealanders won by 119 runs) st I.D.S.Smith b E.J.Gray 14 155 c M.D.Crowe [J.P.Agnew] 292 0 1 - b M.D.Crowe 22 265 247-6d 7 - - 608. Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire, Derby, September 7, 8, 9 (Derbyshire won by 100 runs) c E.E.Hemmings b R.A.Pick 9 137 c P.Johnson [M.A.Holding] 53 1 2 - c R.T.Robinson [O.H.Mortensen] did not bat - 202-3d c D.W.Randall [M.A.Holding] 186 0 4 - c C.E.B.Rice [M.A.Holding] c E.E.Hemmings [O.H.Mortensen] c M.Hendrick [O.H.Mortensen] 609. Derbyshire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, September 10, 12, 13 (Match drawn) did not bat - 385-7d c P.A.Waterman [S.A.Newman] 244 8 1 - SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting/Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Byes Opp Test matches 4 7 1 63 21 10.50 - - 11 - 17 1908 Championship 16 21 6 267 41* 17.80 - - 37 2 67 5684 Other 1 2 0 36 22 18.00 - - 1 - 7 539 Season 21 30 7 366 41* 15.91 - - 49 2 91 8131 Career 609 843 159 11521 100 16.84 1 22 1424 170 2335 218624 1983/84 - England in New Zealand and Pakistan On an unhappy tour which was to be his last Bob played in all six Test matches. For a second time on an England tour Bob shared in a century partnership with Mike Gatting. They added 130 for the fifth wicket against Auckland in Auckland. Own Team Victim Opp Byes Ct St Total 610. England XI v Auckland, Auckland, January 7, 8, 9 (Match drawn) b M.C.Snedden 1 220 c J.F.Reid [N.A.Foster] 283-8d 1 1 - lbw b M.C.Snedden 86 321 c T.J.Franklin [G.R.Dilley] 58-1 1 1 - 611. England XI v Central Districts, Palmerston North, January 11, 12, 13 (Match drawn) did not bat - 294-6d c R.E.Hayward [N.G.Cowans] 168 0 2 - c J.R.Wiltshire [V.J.Marks] not out 18 300-6d 163-2 0 - - 64