Robert Taylor (cricketer, born 1989)

Robert Meadows Lombe Taylor (born 21 December 1989) is an English-born cricketer who plays international cricket for Scotland. Taylor is a left-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium pace. He was born in Northampton, Northamptonshire. Rob is currently Head Women's Cricket Coach at Loughborough University[2] and was also Head Coach for Loughborough Lightning in the KSL. He now plays his club cricket at Oakham Cricket Club in the Leicestershire League and helped them gain promotion to the ECB Premier League in his first season, scoring 617 runs at an average of 77 and bowling some economic left-arm spin.

Robert Taylor
Personal information
Full nameRobert Meadows Lombe Taylor
Born (1989-12-21) 21 December 1989
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
NicknameBobby Tay-Tay, Tails[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 51)8 March 2013 v Afghanistan
Last ODI26 January 2016 v Hong Kong
ODI shirt no.42
T20I debut (cap 37)16 November 2013 v Afghanistan
Last T20I12 March 2016 v Hong Kong
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2011Loughborough MCCU
2011–2016Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 15 9 44 50
Runs scored 154 85 1,461 687
Batting average 14.00 28.33 22.82 20.81
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/6 0/1
Top score 46* 41* 101* 62
Balls bowled 713 150 5,625 2,089
Wickets 20 5 90 67
Bowling average 30.85 39.20 41.01 29.13
5 wickets in innings 0 0 3 0
10 wickets in match n/a n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/39 3/17 5/55 4/58
Catches/stumpings 6/– 8/– 22/– 18/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 August 2016

Early career

Taylor was educated at Harrow School,[3] before coming attending Loughborough University to study for a degree in Sports Management.[1] While at Loughborough University, he made his first-class debut for Loughborough MCCU against Kent in 2010. He has made four further first-class appearances for Loughborough MCCU as of 2011.[4] His five first-class appearances have so far seen him score 237 runs at an average of 33.85, with a high score of 101 not out.[5] With the ball, he has taken 11 wickets at a bowling average of 39.45, with best figures of 2/60.[6]

County season

He joined Leicestershire for the remainder of the 2011 season, making his debut for the county against Surrey in the County Championship,[4] and making an impressive 70.[7]

International career

In September 2012, Taylor was selected by Scotland to be part of a tour group to South Africa in October 2012. Although born in Northampton, Taylor qualifies to play for Scotland by having a Scottish parent.[8] He made his international debut for Scotland in an ODI against Afghanistan in Sharjah in 2013.

References
  1. "Player profile: Robert Taylor". www.loughboroughmccu.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  2. https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/sports/cricket/womens/performance/
  3. "Player profile: Robert Taylor". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by Robert Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  6. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Robert Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  7. "Taylor shines in Leicestershire collapse". London: The Telegraph. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  8. Scotland dip into county talent, Cricinfo, 26 September 2012, retrieved 31 December 2012
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