Tom Taylor (Yorkshire cricketer)

Tom Taylor

Tom Taylor depiction from 1901 cigarette card
Personal information
Full name	Tom Launcelot Taylor
Born	(1878-05-25)25 May 1878 Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Died	16 March 1960(1960-03-16) (aged 81) Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1897–1900	Cambridge University
1899–1906	Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 130 Runs scored 5,968 Batting average 32.08 100s/50s 13/33 Top score 156 Catches/stumpings 86/6
Source: CricketArchive, 13 April 2023

Tom Launcelot Taylor (25 May 1878 – 16 March 1960) was an English amateur cricketer, who played for Yorkshire during its successful period under Lord Hawke between 1900 and 1902.^[1] Taylor was a noted amateur batsman, who retired early as he needed to devote his time to his engineering business after the 1902 season.

It is likely that Taylor would have received England honours had he been able to keep up the game, for he was chosen as 12th man in the rain-ruined Lord's Test match in 1902. Taylor was a fleet-footed and extremely sound middle order batsman, who was especially strong against slow bowling on the many difficult pitches experienced in Yorkshire. Against fast bowling he was not as certain.