Brian Taylor (cricketer)
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Born | 19 June 1932 West Ham, Essex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 June 2017 (aged 84) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Tonker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicketkeeper, Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1949–1973 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 7 May 1949 Essex v Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last FC | 31 August 1973 Essex v Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LA debut | 22 May 1963 Essex v Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last LA | 2 September 1973 Essex v Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 15 June 2017 |
Brian Taylor (19 June 1932 – 12 June 2017) was an English cricketer who played for and captained Essex County Cricket Club.[1]
Known as "Tonker" Taylor for his forthright approach to batting and his evident enjoyment of the game, Taylor was a high-class
In the event, his left-handed batting did not develop as much as had been hoped, and the Test call never came. But Taylor still had a long and distinguished career in county cricket. From 1961 to 1972, he played in 301 consecutive County Championship matches for Essex, and he captained the county from 1967 to 1973, when he retired. Under his captaincy, Essex assembled the nucleus of the young team that was to bring the county its first-ever trophies in the years after Taylor retired.
In all cricket, Taylor made 1,294 dismissals, which puts him seventh on the all-time list of wicketkeepers. He also made more than 19,000 runs in a total of 572 first-class matches. He was selected as a
He also played football with Bexleyheath and Welling and Deal Town in the Kent League and Southern League.
He died in 2017.[2]
References
- ^ "Brian Taylor". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ "Brian Taylor". Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.