Bruce Taylor (New Zealand cricketer)

Bruce Taylor
Taylor in 1967
Personal information
Full name
Bruce Richard Taylor
Born(1943-07-12)12 July 1943
Timaru, New Zealand
Died6 February 2021(2021-02-06) (aged 77)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 108)5 March 1965 v India
Last Test5 July 1973 v England
ODI debut (cap 14)18 July 1973 v England
Last ODI20 July 1973 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 30 2 141 14
Runs scored 898 22 4,579 272
Batting average 20.40 22.00 24.75 24.72
100s/50s 2/2 0/0 4/17 0/1
Top score 124 22 173 59*
Balls bowled 6,334 114 21,562 410
Wickets 111 4 422 16
Bowling average 26.60 15.50 25.13 25.62
5 wickets in innings 4 0 15 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 7/74 3/25 7/74 4/38
Catches/stumpings 10/– 1/– 66/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017

Bruce Richard Taylor (12 July 1943 – 6 February 2021) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 30 Test matches and two One Day Internationals between 1965 and 1973. He is the only cricketer to score a century and take a five-wicket haul on debut in a Test match.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Zero sum". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Record-holding New Zealand allrounder Bruce Taylor dies". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN Internet Ventures. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.