Arthur Taylor (1880 – 13 November 1956) was an English cricketer. Taylor was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Maltby, Yorkshire.
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| Full name | Arthur Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1880 Maltby, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 November 1956 (aged 75–76) Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1913 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Despite being born in Yorkshire, it was for Warwickshire that Taylor made his first-class debut for against Sussex at the Bulls Head Ground, Coventry, in the 1913 County Championship. He made five further first-class appearances for the county in that season, the last of which came against Leicestershire at Ashby Road, Hinckley.[1] In his six first-class matches, he scored 83 runs at an average of 9.22, with a high score of 17.[2] With the ball, he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 34.25, with best figures of 2/10.[3]
Outside of playing, Taylor was also an umpire. He stood in one first-class match between Warwickshire and Worcestershire in 1919.[4] He died at Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 13 November 1956.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Arthur Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "Arthur Taylor as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
External links
edit- Arthur Taylor at ESPNcricinfo
- Arthur Taylor at CricketArchive