John Taylor (cricketer, born 1979)

John Taylor

Personal information
Full name	John James Taylor
Born	(1979-04-03) 3 April 1979 (age 45) Essendon, Victoria, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2003–2004	Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 6 8 Runs scored 132 47 Batting average 18.85 11.75 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 Top score 50 34 Balls bowled 816 372 Wickets 12 11 Bowling average 51.25 26.36 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 4/70 3/27 Catches/stumpings 3/- 0/-
Source: CricketArchive, 1 February 2013

John James Taylor (born 3 April 1979) is a former Australian cricketer.

Career

Taylor played several matches for Western Australia during the 2003–04 season. From Melbourne, Taylor played his early cricket in Victoria, representing the state's under-19s and second XI teams.[1] Prior to the 2002–03 season, he moved to Western Australia, hoping to gain selection at senior level. Taylor made his limited-overs debut for Western Australia in the ING Cup in early November 2003, and his Pura Cup debut shortly after.[2][3] A right-handed all-rounder, he was regularly selected in both formats of the game during the 2003–04 season, playing first-class matches and eight limited-overs matches.[4] Taylor's best bowling figures, 4/70, came against Victoria in late November 2003,[5] while his highest first-class score (and only half-century) was an innings of 50 runs against New South Wales in late January 2004.[6] However, at the end of the season he returned to Victoria for family reasons, despite having been offered a full contract from the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) for the following season.[7] Taylor did not play at state level again, but did play one match for a Victorian Invitation XI against the touring New Zealanders in December 2004.[8]

See also

• List of Western Australia first-class cricketers

References

1. Miscellaneous matches played by John Taylor (14) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
2. Retravision Warriors ING Cup team announcement – ESPNcricinfo. Published 29 October 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
3. Injuries batter Blues and Warriors – ESPNcricinfo. Published 3 November 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
4. Player profile – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
5. Victoria v Western Australia, Pura Cup 2003/04 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
6. Western Australia v New South Wales, Pura Cup 2003/04 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
7. John Taylor to leave Western Australia – ESPNcricinfo. Published 7 April 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
8. New Zealand to play warm-up one-day game – ESPNcricinfo. Published 1 December 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2013.