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Full name Peter Laurence Taylor
Born August 22, 1956, North Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 52 years 52 days
Major teams Australia,New South Wales,Queensland
Batting style Left-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
13
19
3
431
87
26.93
1308
32.95
0
2
37
0
10
0
ODIs
83
47
25
437
54*
19.86
583
74.95
0
1
23
0
34
0
First-class
63
81
19
1919
105*
30.95
1
10
45
0
List A
111
66
36
766
54*
25.53
0
2
41
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
13
21
2227
1068
27
6/78
8/154
39.55
2.87
82.4
2
1
0
ODIs
83
80
3937
2740
97
4/38
4/38
28.24
4.17
40.5
1
0
0
First-class
63
10865
4820
129
6/78
37.36
2.66
84.2
3
0
List A
111
5439
3744
127
4/38
4/38
29.48
4.13
42.8
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 10-15, 1987 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v India at Melbourne, Dec 26-29, 1991 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v England at Brisbane, Jan 18, 1987 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Mar 18, 1992 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1985/86 - 1991/92
List A span
1985/86 - 1991/92
Profile
A tall, angular offspinner and stubborn left-hand bat, Peter Taylor was plucked from such obscurity to play England in 1986-87 that it was assumed the selectors had mistaken him for Mark Taylor. Undaunted, he took 6 for 87 with his energetic, jerky action that resembled a bell-ringer, and was Man of the Match. Thereafter, he struggled for penetration in Test cricket, but became a redoubtable one-day player. For a while, he occupied an odd position at the periphery of both Australian and New South Wales teams, and finished his career in Queensland. Ultimately, he was replaced in the Test team by Shane Warne. An intelligent and intense man, Taylor became an Australian selector. Greg Baum
