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Full name Brendan Ross Murray Taylor
Born February 6, 1986, Harare
Current age 22 years 204 days
Major teams Zimbabwe,Mashonaland A,Zimbabwe Under-19s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
10
20
0
422
78
21.10
918
45.96
0
3
60
2
7
0
ODIs
75
74
6
1929
98
28.36
3062
62.99
0
12
171
25
43
12
T20Is
3
3
1
112
60*
56.00
88
127.27
0
1
9
4
2
1
First-class
48
91
4
2694
193
30.96
5
12
48
4
List A
109
107
7
2583
98
25.83
0
15
57
19
Twenty20
14
14
3
433
85*
39.36
366
118.30
0
4
35
11
6
1
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
10
4
42
38
0
-
-
-
5.42
-
0
0
0
ODIs
75
9
210
224
8
3/54
3/54
28.00
6.40
26.2
0
0
0
T20Is
3
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First-class
48
258
161
3
2/36
53.66
3.74
86.0
0
0
0
List A
109
324
311
14
5/28
5/28
22.21
5.75
23.1
0
1
0
Twenty20
14
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-
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Career statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, May 6-8, 2004 scorecard
Last Test
Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Sep 20-22, 2005 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Apr 20, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura, Feb 2, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
England v Zimbabwe at Cape Town, Sep 13, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2001/02
Last First-class
Centrals v Northerns (Zimbabwe) at Kwekwe, May 10-13, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2003/04
Last List A
Zimbabwe v Eagles at Bulawayo, Mar 9, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Eagles v Zimbabweans at Kimberley, Sep 13, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Titans v Zimbabwe at Centurion, Apr 11, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Brendan Taylor, who was fast-tracked into the Zimbabwe national team against Sri Lanka in 2003-04 at the age of 18 after the withdrawal of the so-called rebel players, shot to prominence at Cape Town on September 12, 2007, when his ice-cool 60 not out carried Zimbabwe to an incredible five-wicket win over Australia in the ICC World Twenty20. Taylor was back where he began as an opening batsman, having briefly moved down the order, and he marshalled a tense run-chase with the sort of sang froid that few had ever credited him with. He's always had the ability to build an innings, but developed a penchant for being dismissed while trying to play too aggressively. He was nurtured by Iain Campbell, father of Alistair, at the well-known Lilfordia primary school near Harare, and was a regular choice for national age-group teams and played in two Under-19 World Cups. He made his first-class debut for Mashonaland A at the age of 15; the following year he scored 200 not out in the B Division of the Logan Cup. He appears to be well regarded in Zimbabwe Cricket, so much so that he was picked for the national side despite not signing a new contract at the start of 2006, and despite an earlier suspension for disciplinary reasons. With the departure of Tatenda Taibu, he took over the wicketkeeping gloves in the West Indies; he has kept wicket regularly since primary school. As a batsman he was well respected by the opposition, but tended to get out when well set. Poor footwork was also a handicap at times, but he is working to improve that. His favourite stroke is the full-blooded front-foot cover drive.
Steven Price September 2007
