Brendan Taylor

Brendan Taylor

Zimbabwean • AllRounder

Personal Information

Full Name Brendan Ross Murray Taylor
Date of Birth February 6, 1986
Nationality Zimbabwean
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.98 m)
Role Batsman/Right hand bat, Right arm off break Bowler
Past Team(s)
Family Kelly Anne Readings (Spouse), Debbie Taylor (Mother), Graham Taylor (Father)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
KSA vs DD 36 19 4 1 189.47 0 0 0 0
DD vs CL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DD vs RK 8 9 1 0 88.89 0 0 0 0
DD vs PR 25 16 1 2 156.25 0 0 0 0
NS vs DD 19 10 1 2 190.00 0 0 0 0

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 205 203 6684 8721 15 35.55 76.64 11 39 145 599 106 133 29
TESTs 34 68 2320 4138 4 36.25 56.06 6 12 171 254 22 30 0
T20Is 45 45 934 790 6 23.94 118.22 0 6 75 93 24 20 2
T20s 174 168 3911 3155 22 26.78 123.96 2 25 140 380 108 65 14
LISTAs 318 309 9914 0 26 35.03 0 19 54 154 0 0 200 41
FIRSTCLASS 136 248 9571 0 13 40.72 0 32 36 217 0 0 148 4

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 205 21 66.0 406 9 45.11 6.15 3/54 0 0
TESTs 34 4 7.0 38 0 0 5.42 0 0 0
T20Is 45 2 5.0 17 1 17.00 3.40 1/16 0 0
T20s 174 8 25.0 152 8 19.00 6.08 3/38 0 0
LISTAs 318 0 101.0 604 20 30.20 5.98 5/28 1 0
FIRSTCLASS 136 0 64.0 225 4 56.25 3.51 0 0 0

Brendan Taylor News

ICC bans Brendan Taylor from all cricket for three-and-a-half years ICC bans Brendan Taylor from all cricket for three-and-a-half years
ICC bans Brendan Taylor from all cricket for three-and-a-half years
Brendan Taylor admits failing a drug test following his final international appearance Brendan Taylor admits failing a drug test following his final international appearance
Brendan Taylor admits failing a drug test following his final international appearance
"Fold and leave the table" - Ravichandran Ashwin uses poker reference while reacting to Brendan Taylor's statement on spot-fixing "Fold and leave the table" - Ravichandran Ashwin uses poker reference while reacting to Brendan Taylor's statement on spot-fixing
"Fold and leave the table" - Ravichandran Ashwin uses poker reference while reacting to Brendan Taylor's statement on spot-fixing
Brendan Taylor claims Indian businessman blackmailed him with cocaine video to spot-fix, faces ICC ban Brendan Taylor claims Indian businessman blackmailed him with cocaine video to spot-fix, faces ICC ban
Brendan Taylor claims Indian businessman blackmailed him with cocaine video to spot-fix, faces ICC ban
5 players who were signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad but never played a game for SRH in IPL 5 players who were signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad but never played a game for SRH in IPL
5 players who were signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad but never played a game for SRH in IPL

Brendan Taylor: A Brief Biography

Brendan Ross Murray Taylor Biography

31 years old, Brendan Ross Murray Taylor was born on 6th February 1986 at Harare and is a wicketkeeper batsman of Zimbabwe. He is a right-handed batsman with bowling style right arm off break. There was rebel in Zimbabwe where player protested against the board in 2004 and many players were fortunate to get through, and among them Murray Taylor was the best choice and the most talented player.

Early Life

At early he played for the age group category Nationals for Zimbabwe. He was a part of two U-19 World Cups. During the early stages of his cricket career, he was coached by Ian Campbell, father of Zimbabwean cricketer Alastair Campbell.

Debut

His test debut was against Sri Lanka at Harare in the year 2004 but he failed to prove his worth in four subsequent matches but later with the knock of 74 in the final game he showed his talent.

Rise to Glory

He shined in the international career after his 60 not out which helped Zimbabwe achieve 5 wickets against Australia in the 2007 ICC World Twenty 20th.

He has managed to be become the 1st Zimbabwean batsman to crazy his fans by hitting back to back hits in the One Day International centuries against England in October 2011.

He successfully made into the 2015 ICC Cricket Cup in 2015 and also in the Wellington cricket team to play T20 cricket.

He played his last game on 15th March 2015 against the dynamic India for Zimbabwe with a mind-blowing end with a century.

Taylor played a major role in the win of Zimbabwe in 3rd ODI in Bangladesh where he hit 6 off the bowling to Mashrafe Mortaza on the last bowl clinching a win for Zimbabwe which added to their winning series.

He amazed everyone with his performance in striking century in the 2011 World Cup against Sri Lanka.

Low Points

He was highly controversial at times regarding his commitment towards his team.

In 2013, West Indies tour, he managed to score 33 runs only in two Tests against West Indies.

Record

He has made record by scoring 433 runs in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup which is all time record yet in the history of cricket of Zimbabwe.

Later in 2010 Taylor scored 145* against South Africa in ODI and became the 9th player to achieve this honour.

Captaincy

Taylor because of his high skill performance and dedication for his team was appointed as the captain of Zimbabwe on 24 June 2011.Hw even captained during the Test cricket against Bangladesh in the Harare Sports Club on 4th of August 2011.