Charles Taylor (cricketer, born 1966)

Charles William Taylor (born 12 August 1966) is a former English cricketer. Taylor was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium-fast. He was born at Banbury, Oxfordshire.

Charles Taylor
Personal information
Full nameCharles William Taylor
Born (1966-08-12) 12 August 1966
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990–1995Middlesex
1986Oxfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 33 12
Runs scored 175 8
Batting average 10.93 8.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 28* 3*
Balls bowled 4,453 425
Wickets 72 8
Bowling average 33.62 43.87
5 wickets in innings 1 –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling 5/33 2/33
Catches/stumpings 6/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2012

Taylor first appeared in county cricket for Oxfordshire, making a single appearance for his home county in the 1986 Minor Counties Championship against Devon.[1] Taylor later made his first-class debut for Middlesex against Nottinghamshire in the 1990 County Championship. He made 32 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Oxford University in 1995.[2] A bowler capable of brisk pace, in his 33 first-class appearances for Middlesex, he took a total of 72 wickets at an average of 33.62, with best figures of 5/33.[3] These figures were his only first-class five wicket haul and came against Yorkshire in his second first-class appearance in 1990.[4] His most successful season with the ball came in 1992, when he featured in eighteen first-class matches, taking 35 wickets at an average of 40.71.[5] With the bat, he scored a total of 175 runs during his career, which came at a batting average of 10.93, with a high score of 28 not out.[6]

Taylor also played List A cricket for Middlesex, with his debut in that format coming against Gloucestershire in the 1991 Refuge Assurance League. He made eleven further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1994 AXA Equity & Law League.[7] In his twelve List A appearances, he took a total of 8 wickets at an average of 43.87, with best figures of 2/33.[8] His career ended in a freak accident in which he injured his back, while changing the tyre on his car after suffering a puncture when the security poles inside the Grace Gates at Lord's activated while he was driving over them.[9]

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charles Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  4. "Yorkshire v Middlesex, 1990 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  5. "First-class Bowling in Each Season by Charles Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  6. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  7. "List A Matches played by Charles Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  8. "List A Bowling For Each Team by Charles Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  9. "Player profile: Charles Taylor". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
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