Steven Taylor (American cricketer)

Steven Taylor
Personal information
Full name Steven Ryan Taylor
Born (1993-11-09) November 9, 1993
Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
Batting Left-handed batsman
Bowling Right-arm off break
Role Opening batsman, wicketkeeper
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005-present Fl Cricket Academy
2015-2016 Barbados Tridents
2016-present Jamaica
2017-present Guyana Amazon Warriors
Career statistics
Competition LA T20
Matches 13 26
Runs scored 346 584
Batting average 26.61 23.36
100s/50s 0/2 0/1
Top score 88 91
Balls bowled 54 6
Wickets 1 -
Bowling average 48.00 -
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match - -
Best bowling 1/31 -
Catches/stumpings 5/0 8/4
Source: Cricinfo, 3 September 2017

Steven Ryan Taylor (born November 9, 1993) is an American international cricketer.[1] He was the captain of the United States cricket team, but was axed from the role in September 2017, as he plans to play international cricket for the West Indies cricket team.[2][3] He made his first-class debut, playing for Jamaica, in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition on 9 November 2017.[4]

Career

Early years

He was born in South Florida to Jamaican parents, Loveth and Sylvan Taylor. Along with being a left-handed batsman he was also a wicketkeeper. He was taught at an early age on the sidelines of grounds around Florida by his father, Sylvan, and later by his mentor, former USA left-handed batsman Mark Johnson. Later, Steven became the first 14-year-old to hit a half century in the South Florida Cricket Alliance (SFCA), Keith Graham Memorial Classic (now the SFCA Sims Cup Classic). This innings, against Pakistan, while representing a SFCA Youth Team, included with 4 fours and 3 sixes off 33 balls and lasted just 41 minutes. He took 212 off Big Broward Cricket Academy, before retiring in the first 40 over match of the tournament. The following day, Taylor came back to produce a knock of 206 against the Atlanta-based Cricket Academy of USA. In the final match against the Michigan Cricket Academy he scored 51. In the SFCA Sims Classic he hit an undefeated 87 against India, and 75 off Pakistan. He is the youngest player in the SFCA Premier Division.[5]

U-19 career

Steven Taylor's first major assignment was the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand, in which he was selected due to great performances. He played in the tournament as a wicketkeeper-batsman.[6][7]

More recently, Taylor was selected as vice-captain for the ICC Americas Under-19 Championship held in their own ground at Florida, in the 2010-11 season. He was also the wicketkeeper-batsman on that tournament.[8] USA won that tournament unbeaten,[9] and Taylor too had a successful tournament finishing third on the top run-getters' list with 157 runs from 5 games with a top score of 83,[10] and also topped the most dismissals' list with 7 dismissals (5 catches, 2 stumpings) from 5 games.[11]

International career

Following his performances in the domestic and Under-19 arena, he was given the call-up to play in USA's 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four campaign, where they had gained promotion from Division Five.[12] USA won the tournament, demolishing Italy in the final,[13] with Taylor playing throughout the tournament.

In the 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, however, USA could not replicate their past success, finishing 5th out of 6 teams.[14] They were thus relegated back to Division Four.

In 2012 Taylor was selected as to be a part of the United States national cricket team at the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE in March 2012.[15] Later in the same year he was selected for the 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four which takes place from September 3 to 10, 2012 in Malaysia.

Taylor became the first U.S. batsman to record a century in Twenty20 competition in the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Twenty20 Division One tournament in March 2013. He scored 101 off 62 balls against Bermuda.[16] He added a second century when he scored 127 not out against the Cayman Islands.[17]

Later in the year, he represented the United States in the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, where he led all batters with 274 runs, for a run rate of 45.66. He scored a century in that tournament when he scored 162 in the opening match against Nepal.[18]

Taylor was named in America's squad for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, but withdrew after securing a contract with Barbados Tridents in the Caribbean Premier League.[19] He is included in the draft of foreign players for final of Pakistan Super League 2017 at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore to bring back cricket back to Pakistan. In the draft for the 2017 Caribbean Premier League, he was picked in round 8 by the Guyana Amazon Warriors, securing a $30,000 contract.[20]

On May 30, 2017, during the third-place playoff in the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament, Taylor scored his 1,000th run in one-day cricket, becoming the fourth player for the United States to reach the landmark.[21]

In August 2018, he was named in the United States' squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament in Morrisville, North Carolina.[22] In October 2018, he was named in the United States' squad for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[23]

References

  1. ↑ Steven Taylor on Cricinfo ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved December 27, 2011
  2. ↑ "Steven Taylor out as USA captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Jamaica scrap for draw in rain-hit encounter". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "7th Match (D/N), WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament at Kingston, Nov 9-12 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Young Steven Taylor one for the future Dreamcricket. Retrieved December 27, 2011
  6. ↑ United States of America Under-19s Squad ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2009/10 ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved December 27, 2011
  7. ↑ USA U-19s v Ire U-19s Scorecard ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved December 27, 2011
  8. ↑ United States of America Under-19s Squad Americas Under-19 Championship, 2010/11 ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved December 27, 2011
  9. ↑ USA win ICC Americas U-19 championship ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved December 27, 2011
  10. ↑ Records / Americas Under-19 Championship, 2010/11 / Most runs ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved December 27, 2011
  11. ↑ Records / Americas Under-19 Championship, 2010/11 / Most dismissals ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved December 27, 2011
  12. ↑ United States of America Squad, ICC World Cricket League Division Four, 2010 ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved December 27, 2011
  13. ↑ Cush century takes USA to title triumph ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved December 27, 2011
  14. ↑ Unhappy ending for USA ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved December 27, 2011
  15. ↑ "United States of America Squad, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2011/12". ESPNcricinfo. March 16, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  16. ↑ Peter Della Penna (March 24, 2013). "Steven Taylor becomes first USA batsman to score T20 century". CricInfo.com. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  17. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Division One Twenty20 at Lauderhill, Mar 24 2013 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  18. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Division Three at Somerset, Apr 28 2013 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Taylor withdraws from USA squad for World T20 Qualifier". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  20. ↑ "HERO CPL PLAYER DRAFT 2017 CPL T20". www.cplt20.com. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Oman WCL Division Three champions after rain spoils final". ESPN Cricinfo. May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Team USA Squad Selected for ICC World T20 Americas' Qualifier". USA Cricket. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Khaleel sacked, Netravalkar named captain for USA's Super50 squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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