Brian Taber

Brian Taber
Personal information
Full name
Hedley Brian Taber
Born(1940-04-29)29 April 1940
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Died21 July 2023(2023-07-21) (aged 83)
Bayview, New South Wales
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 240)23 December 1966 v South Africa
Last Test5 March 1970 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1964/65–1973/74New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 16 129 6
Runs scored 353 2,648 24
Batting average 16.04 18.01 4.80
100s/50s 0/0 1/8 0/0
Top score 48 109 11
Catches/stumpings 56/4 345/50 8/1
Source: Cricinfo, 28 August 2019

Hedley Brian Taber (29 April 1940 – 21 July 2023) was an Australian cricketer who played in 16 Test matches as a wicket-keeper from 1966 to 1970. He represented New South Wales in domestic cricket.[1]

Taber played 129 first-class matches with a career batting average of 18.01, a highest test score of 48, and a highest first-class score of 109.[2] He retired from first-class cricket in 1974.[3]

Taber remained involved in cricket, as both a coach and administrator for the New South Wales and national Under-19 teams. The best player award at the national Under-19 championships is named after Taber.[4] He was inducted into the NSW Cricket Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ Brian Taber, CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2022. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Brian Taber, CricInfo. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  3. ^ Mossop, Brian (20 August 1974). "NSW keeper retires". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Australian cricket remembers Test 'keeper Brian Taber". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2023.