Billy Taylor (cricketer, born 1977)

Billy Taylor

Taylor, middle of image
Personal information
Full name	Billy Victor Taylor
Born	(1977-01-11) 11 January 1977 (age 47) Southampton, Hampshire, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Umpire
Relations	James Taylor (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999–2004	Sussex
2004–2009	Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 54 142 37 Runs scored 431 191 22 Batting average 10.26 6.36 22.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 40 21* 12* Balls bowled 8,412 6,311 713 Wickets 136 182 30 Bowling average 33.34 25.81 29.43 5 wickets in innings 4 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 6/32 5/28 2/9 Catches/stumpings 6/– 26/– 3/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 August 2009

Billy Taylor (born 11 January 1977) is an English cricket umpire who was previously a professional cricketer. As an umpire, he currently represents the United States.

He started playing for Hampshire during the 2004 season, before which he played for Sussex. While at Sussex, he had won the Frizzell County Championship in 2003, their first season victory in the trophy's history. He received a county cap for Hampshire in 2006.

Taylor, who also played for Wiltshire, has three hat-tricks to his name and was listed in the 2005 C&G Trophy-winning Hampshire squad. He achieved one of his hat tricks during a Hampshire v Middlesex game and a career best of 6 for 32, this was the first hat-trick at the Rose Bowl.

Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove announced on 27 August 2009 that the club had released Taylor,^[1] ending his five-year tenure at the club. In 2011, he was added to the England and Wales Cricket Board list of reserve umpires, alongside Russell Evans and Alex Wharf.^[2] In 2016 Billy was appointed to the ECB's Full Umpires List.

His brother, James, has also played List A and Minor Counties cricket for Wiltshire.