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Ross Taylor
New Zealand
Player profile
Full name Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor
Born March 8, 1984, Lower Hutt, Wellington
Current age 24 years 70 days
Major teams New Zealand, Australian Capital Territory, Bangalore Royal Challengers, Central Districts, Central Districts Under-19s, New Zealand Under-19s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
5 |
10 |
0 |
354 |
120 |
35.40 |
616 |
57.46 |
1 |
3 |
59 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
| ODIs |
38 |
34 |
6 |
996 |
128* |
35.57 |
1211 |
82.24 |
2 |
4 |
98 |
19 |
22 |
0 |
| T20Is |
12 |
11 |
1 |
171 |
62 |
17.10 |
135 |
126.66 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
0 |
| First-class |
46 |
75 |
2 |
2657 |
217 |
36.39 |
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5 |
16 |
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39 |
0 |
| List A |
79 |
75 |
10 |
2505 |
132* |
38.53 |
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6 |
14 |
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46 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
24 |
23 |
2 |
696 |
111* |
33.14 |
392 |
177.55 |
1 |
3 |
55 |
45 |
14 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
5 |
1 |
20 |
10 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.00 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
38 |
2 |
18 |
18 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
6.00 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| T20Is |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| First-class |
46 |
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590 |
326 |
4 |
2/34 |
2/58 |
81.50 |
3.31 |
147.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| List A |
79 |
|
294 |
225 |
3 |
1/13 |
1/13 |
75.00 |
4.59 |
98.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
24 |
6 |
108 |
163 |
7 |
3/28 |
3/28 |
23.28 |
9.05 |
15.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Nov 8-11, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Test |
New Zealand v England at Napier, Mar 22-26, 2008 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
New Zealand v West Indies at Napier, Mar 1, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 23, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| T20I debut |
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Dec 22, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I |
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 7, 2008 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
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| First-class debut |
2002/03 |
| Last First-class |
England Lions v New Zealanders at Southampton, May 8-11, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
2002/03 |
| Last List A |
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 23, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Central Districts v Canterbury at Napier, Jan 22, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Delhi Daredevils v Bangalore Royal Challengers at Delhi, Apr 30, 2008 scorecard |
Ross Taylor could be just what the New Zealand one-day team needs in the wake of Nathan Astle's retirement: an aggressive top-order batsman capable of taking up the challenge to world-class attacks. He made a flying start to the domestic 2005-06 season, with three centuries, and was soon in his country's limited-overs side. In only his third match, Taylor hammered a superb 128 against Sri Lanka at Napier and he followed it up with 84 at better than a run a ball in his first ODI outside New Zealand, at Hobart against Australia in January 2007. But in both matches he suffered from cramps and would be keen to eradicate that problem as he strives for more lengthy innings. He scores heavily from the pull and from slog-sweeping the spinners and his free-flowing game has made him a hit with crowds. Taylor had a disappointing World Cup with one exception - he made 85 in New Zealand's comprehensive victory over Kenya - and his other five innings yielded only 22 runs. Given New Zealand's lack of Tests it wasn't until the 2007-08 tour of South Africa that Taylor made his debut and he struggled against the extra bounce. Back at home he was dropped against Bangladesh, but return in style against England with his maiden century, 120, at Hamilton.
Brydon Coverdale March 2008
Mar 26, 2008 |
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Ross Taylor acknowledges the crowd on reaching his fifty
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Mar 16, 2008 |
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Ryan Sidebottom traps Ross Taylor lbw
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Mar 16, 2008 |
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Ross Taylor skies a shot but gained a life from Kevin Pietersen
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