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Full name Mark Anthony Taylor
Born October 27, 1964, Leeton, New South Wales
Current age 44 years 22 days
Major teams Australia,New South Wales
Also known as Tubby
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Other Commentator
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
104
186
13
7525
334*
43.49
18140
41.48
19
40
727
9
157
0
ODIs
113
110
1
3514
105
32.23
5909
59.46
1
28
273
7
56
0
First-class
253
435
20
17415
334*
41.96
41
97
350
0
List A
178
175
2
5463
105
31.57
1
47
98
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
104
2
42
26
1
1/11
1/11
26.00
3.71
42.0
0
0
0
ODIs
113
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
253
150
77
2
1/4
38.50
3.08
75.0
0
0
List A
178
18
7
0
-
-
-
2.33
-
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v West Indies at Sydney, Jan 26-30, 1989 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 2-5, 1999 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Dec 26, 1989 scorecard
Last ODI
England v Australia at The Oval, May 24, 1997 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1985/86 - 1998/99
List A span
1985/86 - 1998/99
Profile
Mark Taylor was such a masterful opening batsman, slip fielder and captain for Australia that he was looked upon as an allrounder. A heavily built left-hander who played classically late, Taylor made 839 Test runs on his first England tour (1989) and for most of his 104 Tests remained reassuringly solid. He was equally dependable at first slip, where he cradled most of his world-record 157 catches. After he inherited the captaincy from Allan Border in 1994-95 he began with a pair, but soon added such acute tactical vibrancy that the following year Australia toppled West Indies in the Caribbean to become unofficial world champions. Taylor's leadership and diplomacy marked him out as one of Australia's greatest captains, and saved his place during an 18-month batting slump that ended with a memorable century at Edgbaston in 1997. The following year he made an unbeaten 334 at Peshawar to match Don Bradman's highest score for Australia, then declared. Six months later, still only 34, but with the Ashes again safe and his timing as sound as ever, he retired to the commentary box.
Greg Baum
