Brad Taylor

English cricketer

Brad Taylor
Personal information
Full name
Bradley Jacob Taylor
Born (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 27)
Winchester, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–2019Hampshire (squad no. 93)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 6 18 8
Runs scored 133 355 23
Batting average 19.00 35.50 7.66
100s/50s –/– –/3 –/–
Top score 36 69 9*
Balls bowled 798 852 104
Wickets 13 15 4
Bowling average 41.84 44.06 32.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/64 4/26 2/20
Catches/stumpings 2/– 7/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2019

Bradley Jacob Taylor (born 14 March 1997) is an English former cricketer.

Taylor was born at Winchester in March 1997. He was educated at Eggar's School in Alton, Hampshire.[1] A product of Hampshire's youth development programme,[2] Taylor made his debut at the age of 16 for Hampshire in a List A one-day match against Bangladesh A at the Rose Bowl in 2013,[3] becoming the youngest player to appear for the club in 135 years.[4] Shortly after, he made his debut in first-class cricket against Lancashire at Southport in the 2013 County Championship.[5] He took the wicket of Luis Reece with his third ball in Lancashire's second innings, becoming the youngest player in 146 years to take a first-class wicket for Hampshire.[4] The following season, he made his Twenty20 debut for Hampshire against Sussex in the T20 Blast.[6] He secured a contract at Hampshire in 2015.[4] Taylor played for Hampshire until 2018, making eight first-class, eighteen one-day, and eight Twenty20 appearances.[5][3][6] An all-rounder who bowled off break, Taylor scored 133 runs in first-class cricket,[7] whilst with the ball he took 13 wickets at an average of 41.84 and best figures of 4 for 64.[8] In one-day cricket, he scored 355 runs at a batting average of 35.50; he made three half centuries, with a highest score of 69.[9] With the ball, he took 15 wickets at an average of 44.06, with best figures of 4 for 26.[10] In Twenty20 cricket, he only scored 23 runs from four innings,[11] in addition to taking four wickets.[12] Having not featured for Hampshire since the 2019 season, with his 2020 season interrupted by injury,[2] Taylor announced his retirement from professional cricket at the end of the 2021 season, alongside teammate Ryan Stevenson.[4]

Taylor represented the England Under-19 cricket team from 2014 to 2016, making three Youth Test and 22 Youth One Day International appearances.[13][14] In December 2015, he was named as captain in England's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Sport celebrated at Eggar's School". Alton Herald. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Brad Taylor". www.ageasbowl.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "List A Matches played by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d "Ryan Stevenson & Brad Taylor Announce Retirement From Professional Cricket". www.ageasbowl.com. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  5. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Twenty20 Matches played by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  7. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  8. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  9. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  10. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Twenty20 Bowling For Each Team by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  13. ^ "Under-19 Test Matches played by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  14. ^ "Under-19 ODI Matches played by Brad Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  15. ^ "Aneurin Donald recalled for U-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

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