Peter Taylor (Australian cricketer)

Peter Taylor
Personal information
Full name
Peter Laurence Taylor
Born (1956-08-22) 22 August 1956 (age 68)
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleAll rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 340)10 January 1987 v England
Last Test26 December 1991 v India
ODI debut (cap 96)18 January 1987 v England
Last ODI18 March 1992 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1985/86–1988/89New South Wales
1990/91–1991/92Queensland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 13 83
Runs scored 431 437
Batting average 26.93 19.86
100s/50s 0/2 0/1
Top score 87 54*
Balls bowled 2,227 3,937
Wickets 27 97
Bowling average 39.55 28.24
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/78 4/38
Catches/stumpings 10/– 34/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 1987 India and Pakistan
Source: CricInfo, 12 December 2005

Peter Laurence Taylor (born 22 August 1956) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 13 Test matches and 83 One Day Internationals between 1987 and 1992. He became a Test match selector for Australia in the late 1990s. Taylor was a part of the Australian team that won their first world title during the 1987 Cricket World Cup.