Tom Taylor (Yorkshire cricketer)
Tom Taylor depiction from 1901 cigarette card | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tom Launcelot Taylor | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1878 Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 March 1960 (aged 81) Leeds, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1897–1900 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
| 1899–1906 | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||
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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. Taylor was a noted amateur batsman, who retired early - after the 1902 season - as he needed to devote his time to his engineering business and to public life; e.g. as Chairman of the Leeds Infirmary.
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.