Dan Taylor (cricketer)

Daniel Taylor (9 January 1887 – 24 January 1957) was a South African cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1914.[1]

Dan Taylor
Cricket information
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut14 February 1914 v England
Last Test27 February 1914 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 11
Runs scored 85 394
Batting average 21.25 21.88
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 36 65
Balls bowled 96
Wickets 2
Bowling average 33.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/17
Catches/stumpings 0/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 December 2019

A left-handed middle-order batsman, Dan Taylor was the older brother of the South African Test captain Herbie Taylor. He played in two Test matches under his brother during England's 1913–14 tour, scoring 36 in each innings of his first game, but failing in the other match.

Taylor had a spasmodic first-class cricket career, appearing in only 11 matches over a 12-year period, and playing regularly for Natal only in 1912–13 and just once the following season. He passed 50 runs in an innings only once in his career.

References

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  1. ^ "Dan Taylor". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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