Jerome Taylor

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Ahead of the Vitality Blast quarter-finals later this week, we take a look at some of the influential figures so far

Jerome Taylor claimed five wickets as Somerset beat Hampshire by 17 runs in a high-scoring Vitality Blast match at Taunton

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Taylor is expected to be available for nine games, as well as the knockout stage if Somerset qualify

Centuries by Alastair Cook and Ryan ten Doeschate saw off Sussex after a hat-trick by Jerome Taylor had ripped the heart out of their top order

After announcing nine months ago that he was retiring from Test cricket, West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor has once again made himself available for selection

Combined Campuses and Colleges made it two from two to start Group B at the Regional Super50, while Jamaica downed Guyana in the late match at Kensington Oval

Jerome Taylor, the West Indies fast bowler, had retired from Test cricket, according to the WICB

Fast bowler Jerome Taylor has been left out of the West Indies squad for the final leg of the tri-nation series involving South Africa and Australia, in Barbados

Mumbai Indians have signed Jerome Taylor as a replacement for the injured Lasith Malinga for the remainder of IPL 2016

Their most experienced seamers leaked runs and failed to take wickets in Australia, but where are the alternatives?

Dropping Shivnarine Chanderpaul before the series provided opportunities for younger players, but the West Indies' lack of batting depth was ruthlessly exposed in his absence

Steven Smith was lbw to Jerome Taylor on 199, his career-best score, as Australia were dismissed for 399 after lunch at Sabina Park. Taylor's figures of 6 for 47 were also a career best

Jerome Taylor refused to question why he bowled so few overs for West Indies on the first day of the Jamaica Test match, despite looking by far the most likely man to unpick the lock to Australia's batting order at Sabina Park

The game in the Caribbean remains in a fragile state, but the likes of Jermaine Blackwood and Jason Holder suggest that rebuilding is possible