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Full name Bruce Richard Taylor
Born July 12, 1943, Timaru, Canterbury
Current age 65 years 56 days
Major teams New Zealand,Canterbury,Wellington
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
30
50
6
898
124
20.40
2
2
13
10
0
ODIs
2
1
0
22
22
22.00
42
52.38
0
0
4
0
1
0
First-class
141
210
25
4579
173
24.75
4
17
66
0
List A
14
13
2
272
59*
24.72
0
1
7
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
30
53
6334
2953
111
7/74
9/182
26.60
2.79
57.0
5
4
0
ODIs
2
2
114
62
4
3/25
3/25
15.50
3.26
28.5
0
0
0
First-class
141
21562
10605
422
7/74
25.13
2.95
51.0
15
0
List A
14
799
410
16
4/38
4/38
25.62
3.07
49.9
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
India v New Zealand at Kolkata, Mar 5-8, 1965 scorecard
Last Test
England v New Zealand at Leeds, Jul 5-10, 1973 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v New Zealand at Swansea, Jul 18, 1973 scorecard
Last ODI
England v New Zealand at Manchester, Jul 20, 1973 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1964/65 - 1979/80
List A span
1970/71 - 1980/81
Profile
Bruce Taylor was a tall (6'3") allrounder who batted with aggression and bowled at fast-medium with an ability to move the ball both ways even on the least responsive pitches. His Test debut was dramatic - he smacked 105 in 158 minutes against India at Calcutta in 1964-65 and followed with 5 for 86 in India's first innings. In his next match he took 5 for 26. Thereafter, he was a regular in New Zealand's side, touring England three times (1965, 1969, 1973) , Pakistan (1964-65, 1969-70) and West Indies (1971-72). In England he struggled on pitches expected to favour him, but otherwise he was a model of consistency. He retired after his last England tour, but returned successfully for Wellington in 1978-79. Martin Williamson
