Robert Taylor (cricketer, born 1989)

Robert Taylor
Personal information
Full name Robert Meadows Lombe Taylor
Born 21 December 1989
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Nickname Tails[1]
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Left-arm medium
International information
National side
  • Scotland
ODI debut (cap 51) 8 March 2013 v Afghanistan
Last ODI 6 September 2013 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–present Leicestershire (squad no. 42)
2010–2011 Loughborough MCCU
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 5 16 25 17
Runs scored 49 488 305 125
Batting average 12.25 20.33 20.33 13.88
100s/50s 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 16 101* 48* 29
Balls bowled 281 1,943 1,026 300
Wickets 7 31 32 21
Bowling average 32.71 45.41 30.12 16.90
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 – –
Best bowling 3/39 5/91 3/39 4/11
Catches/stumpings 2/– 8/– 8/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 September 2013

Robert Meadows Lombe Taylor (born 21 December 1989) is an English-born cricketer who plays international cricket for Scotland. Taylor is a left-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium pace. He was born in Northampton, Northamptonshire.

Taylor was educated at Harrow School,[2] before coming attending Loughborough University to study for a degree in Sports Management.[1] While at Loughborough University, he made his first-class debut for Loughborough MCCU against Kent in 2010. He has made four further first-class appearances for Loughborough MCCU as of 2011.[3] His five first-class appearances have so far seen him score 237 runs at an average of 33.85, with a high score of 101 not out.[4] With the ball, he has taken 11 wickets at a bowling average of 39.45, with best figures of 2/60.[5]

He joined Leicestershire for the remainder of the 2011 season, making his debut for the county against Surrey in the County Championship,[3] and making an impressive 70.[6]

In September 2012, Taylor was selected by Scotland to be part of a tour group to South Africa in October 2012. Although born in Northampton, Taylor qualifies to play for Scotland by having a Scottish parent.[7] He made his international debut for Scotland in an ODI against Afghanistan in Sharjah in 2013.

Career Best Performances

as of 27 September 2013

Batting Bowling
Score Fixture Venue Season Score Fixture Venue Season
ODI 16 Scotland v Kenya Aberdeen 2013 3-39 Scotland v Kenya Aberdeen 2013
FC 101* Loughborough MCCU v Leicestershire Leicester 2011 5–91 Leicestershire v Kent Leicester 2012
LA 48* Leicestershire Foxes v Yorkshire Vikings Scarborough 2013 3–39 Scotland v Kenya Aberdeen 2013
T20 29 Leicestershire Foxes v Derbyshire Falcons Derby 2012 4-11 Leicestershire Foxes v Lancashire Lightning Leicester 2013

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Player profile: Robert Taylor". www.loughboroughmccu.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Player profile: Robert Taylor". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "First-Class Matches played by Robert Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Robert Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Taylor shines in Leicestershire collapse". London: The Telegraph. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  7. ↑ Scotland dip into county talent, Cricinfo, 26 September 2012, retrieved 31 December 2012

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