New Zealand / Players
Full name Bruce Richard Taylor
Born July 12, 1943, Timaru, Canterbury
Current age 66 years 136 days
Major teams New Zealand, Canterbury, Wellington
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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
- 'You could score a hundred if you keep your head down' (Oct 2, 2003)
- Richardson gets reward for his consistency (Aug 28, 2003)
- Zero Sum (Jul 12, 2003)
- Kiwi great back in selection role (Aug 17, 2000)
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Bruce Taylor's 124 v West Indies
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Bruce Taylor
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