Nick Taylor (cricketer, born 1963)

Nicholas Simon Taylor (2 June 1963) is an English former first-class cricketer. Born at Holmfirth, the son of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club stalwart Ken Taylor, he made his debut as a right arm fast medium bowler, and right-handed tail end batsman, for Yorkshire in 1982.[1] After failing to establish himself in the team he moved first to Surrey for the 1984 and 1985 seasons, before ending his career at Somerset in 1986. He reappeared for Norfolk in List A cricket in 1990.

Nick Taylor
Personal information
Full name
Nicholas Simon Taylor
Born (1963-06-02) 2 June 1963 (age 61)
Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1982–1983Yorkshire
1984–1985Surrey
1986Somerset
1990Norfolk
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 34 25
Runs scored 180 53
Batting average 8.18 6.62
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 24* 28
Balls bowled 4,600 1,083
Wickets 79 32
Bowling average 35.12 25.81
5 wickets in innings 2 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 7/44 5/51
Catches/stumpings 7/– 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2015

In 34 first-class games, Taylor took 79 wickets at 35.12, with a best of 7 for 44 for Surrey against Cambridge University, one of two occasions when he took five wickets in an innings. He also scored 180 runs at 8.18, with a top score of 24 not out.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 379. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
  2. ^ Nick Taylor, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-05-30. (subscription required)
  3. ^ Nick Yalor, CricInfo. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
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