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Sarah Taylor

England

Full name Sarah Jane Taylor

Born May 20, 1989, London Hospital, Whitechapel, London

Current age 20 years 174 days

Major teams England Development Squad Women, England Women, Rubies

Playing role Higher middle order batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	4	7	0	124	28	17.71	265	46.79	0	0	20	0	7	1
ODIs	49	43	4	1525	129	39.10	1931	78.97	3	7	179	3	31	20
T20Is	14	14	2	300	52*	25.00	291	103.09	0	2	34	2	5	6

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T20Is	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

Test debut	England Women v India Women at Leicester, Aug 8-11, 2006 scorecard
Last Test	England Women v Australia Women at Worcester, Jul 10-13, 2009 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	England Women v India Women at Lord's, Aug 14, 2006 scorecard
Last ODI	England Women v Australia Women at Lord's, Jul 7, 2009 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	England Women v India Women at Derby, Aug 5, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I	England Women v Australia Women at Derby, Jun 25, 2009 scorecard
T20I statistics

Profile

Be excited, be very excited. Sarah Taylor is one of finest talents to emerge into the England team for many years and has certainly built on fine start. This explosive, organized batsman burst on to the scene in 2006, taking the gloves twice and hitting a-run-a-ball 61 on her way to securing the series victory against India.

She is Sussex's wicketkeeper-batsman, and the England keeper-in-waiting, behind her hero Jane Smit. It was no shock to anyone but Taylor that she was first selection after consistent performances in the Super 4s.

Lightning-fast behind the stumps, Taylor kept out Brighton College's male keeper in for a spot in their first team, for whom she plays with England's Holly Colvin. Their development at the school was in good hands, as it's being overseen by none other than the former England captain, Clare Connor.

She has quickly risen towards the top of the women's game, taking apart bowling attacks with her powerful batting where she opens in the one-day game. She helped England to World Cup and World Twenty20 glory in 2009, striking 78 against West Indies in the 50-over competition and 50 not out versus India in the T20, where she also took a crucial stumping and two catches in the final.

Jenny Thompson June 2009