Famous Cricketers No 99 - Bob Taylor

Centuries (1) Match No. 100 Derbyshire v Yorkshire Sheffield 1981 539 Hundred Partnerships (20) Match No. 125 3rd M.H.Page Derbyshire v Leicestershire Chesterfield 1964 94 104 8th J.F.Harvey Derbyshire v Somerset Taunton 1964 99 144 3rd M.H.Page Derbyshire v Warwickshire Edgbaston 1969 222 117 6th J.F.Harvey Derbyshire v Hampshire Chesterfield 1970 250 136 4th J.H.Hampshire MCC v Tasmania Hobart 1970/71 271 110 5th J.F.Harvey Derbyshire v Oxford University Burton-on-Trent 1971 282 126 6th I.R.Buxton Derbyshire v Kent Derby 1971 285 126* 7th* P.E.Russell Derbyshire v Glamorgan Derby 1971 295 115* 6th* R.B.Kanhai World XI v Queensland Brisbane 1971/72 298 112 7th J.B.Bolus Derbyshire v Yorkshire Bramall Lane 1973 343 115 6th I.R.Buxton Derbyshire v Leicestershire Derby 1973 348 112 6th K.W.R.Fletcher MCC v Jamaica Kingston 1973/74 351 148 5th M.F.Kent International Wanderers v South African Invitation XI Johannesburg 1975/76 408 135 7th G.Miller ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA Adelaide 1978/79 488 103 8th G.Miller ENGLAND v INDIA Lord’s 1979 500 171 6th I.T.Botham ENGLAND v INDIA Bombay 1979/80 511 179 7th A.Hill & C.J.Tunnicliffe Derbyshire v Yorkshire Sheffield 1981 539 127 5th M.W.Gatting England XI v Central Zone Indore 1981/82 560 130 5th M.W.Gatting England XI v Auckland Auckland 1983/84 610 172 5th K.J.Barnett Derbyshire v Middlesex Derby 1984 625 Dismissed By In his first-class career, Taylor was dismissed 713 times, the breakdown being: Bowled 229 32.1% Leg before wicket 72 10.1% Caught 338 47.4% Caught and Bowled 20 2.9% Stumped 32 4.4% Run Out 22 3.1% The most successful bowlers to take his wicket were: 11 A.G.Nicholson, F.J.Titmus 10 R.M.H.Cottam, E.E.Hemmings 9 L.J.Coldwell, C.M.Old, P.I.Pocock 8 R.J.Hadlee, D.J.Shepherd, D.L.Underwood 7 R.E.East, D.K.Lillee, M.A.Nash, J.Simmons, J.F.Steele 6 T.W.Cartwright, C.Forbes, D.P.Hughes, P.Lever, M.E.Scott 5 Abdul Qadir, D.L.Acfield, A.Brown, A.S.Brown, D.R.Doshi, N.Gifford, K.Higgs, R.Illingworth, Intikhab Alam, J.K.Lever, Safraz Nawaz, C.E.Waller, R.A.White Wicket-Keeping The batsmen caught most often by Bob Taylor were: 15 A.Jones 11 R.T.Virgin 10 J.C.Balderstone, M.J.Horton, A.R.Lewis, H.Pilling, D.W.Randall 9 B.Dudleston, J.H.Hampshire, M.J.Harris, R.G.A.Headley 8 D.L.Amiss, J.Birkenshaw, B.E.A.Edmeades, P.J.Graves, K.Higgs, M.E.J.C.Norman, P.J.Sainsbury, J.F.Steele 74