Bradley Jacob Taylor (born 14 March 1997) is an English former cricketer.

Brad Taylor
Personal information
Full name
Bradley Jacob Taylor
Born (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 27)
Winchester, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–2019Hampshire (squad no. 93)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 6 18 8
Runs scored 133 355 23
Batting average 19.00 35.50 7.66
100s/50s –/– –/3 –/–
Top score 36 69 9*
Balls bowled 798 852 104
Wickets 13 15 4
Bowling average 41.84 44.06 32.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/64 4/26 2/20
Catches/stumpings 2/– 7/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2019

Taylor was born at Winchester in March 1997. He was educated at Eggar's School in Alton, Hampshire.[1] A product of Hampshire's youth development programme,[2] Taylor made his debut at the age of 16 for Hampshire in a List A one-day match against Bangladesh A at the Rose Bowl in 2013,[3] becoming the youngest player to appear for the club in 135 years.[4] Shortly after, he made his debut in first-class cricket against Lancashire at Southport in the 2013 County Championship.[5] He took the wicket of Luis Reece with his third ball in Lancashire's second innings, becoming the youngest player in 146 years to take a first-class wicket for Hampshire.[4] The following season, he made his Twenty20 debut for Hampshire against Sussex in the T20 Blast.[6] He secured a contract at Hampshire in 2015.[4] Taylor played for Hampshire until 2018, making eight first-class, eighteen one-day, and eight Twenty20 appearances.[5][3][6] An all-rounder who bowled off break, Taylor scored 133 runs in first-class cricket,[7] whilst with the ball he took 13 wickets at an average of 41.84 and best figures of 4 for 64.[8] In one-day cricket, he scored 355 runs at a batting average of 35.50; he made three half centuries, with a highest score of 69.[9] With the ball, he took 15 wickets at an average of 44.06, with best figures of 4 for 26.[10] In Twenty20 cricket, he only scored 23 runs from four innings,[11] in addition to taking four wickets.[12] Having not featured for Hampshire since the 2019 season, with his 2020 season interrupted by injury,[2] Taylor announced his retirement from professional cricket at the end of the 2021 season, alongside teammate Ryan Stevenson.[4]

Taylor represented the England Under-19 cricket team from 2014 to 2016, making three Youth Test and 22 Youth One Day International appearances.[13][14] In December 2015, he was named as captain in England's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[15]

References edit

  1. ^ "Sport celebrated at Eggar's School". Alton Herald. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Brad Taylor". www.ageasbowl.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "List A Matches played by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d "Ryan Stevenson & Brad Taylor Announce Retirement From Professional Cricket". www.ageasbowl.com. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  5. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Twenty20 Matches played by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  7. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  8. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  9. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  10. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Twenty20 Bowling For Each Team by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  13. ^ "Under-19 Test Matches played by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  14. ^ "Under-19 ODI Matches played by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  15. ^ "Aneurin Donald recalled for U-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

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