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| Full name | Leslie Brian Taylor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 October 1953 Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 1 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leslie Brian Taylor (born 25 October 1953) is an English former cricketer who played in two Test matches against Australia in 1985.[1] His first-class cricket was played for Leicestershire and in South Africa for Natal.
The cricket writer Colin Bateman wrote: "His seam bowling was not pretty but it was hostile and effective, while his flailing batting was pure entertainment".[2] His career was interrupted by a series of injuries.