| Brad Taylor | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Bradley Jacob Taylor |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Clubnumber1: | 93 |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 6 |
| Runs1: | 133 |
| Bat Avg1: | 19.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 36 |
| Deliveries1: | 798 |
| Wickets1: | 13 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 41.84 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/64 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 18 |
| Runs2: | 355 |
| Bat Avg2: | 35.50 |
| 100S/50S2: | –/3 |
| Top Score2: | 69 |
| Deliveries2: | 852 |
| Wickets2: | 15 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 44.06 |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/26 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 7/– |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 8 |
| Runs3: | 23 |
| Bat Avg3: | 7.66 |
| 100S/50S3: | –/– |
| Top Score3: | 9 |
| Deliveries3: | 104 |
| Wickets3: | 4 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 32.00 |
| Fivefor3: | – |
| Tenfor3: | – |
| Best Bowling3: | 2/20 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 3/– |
| Date: | 30 September |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/brad-taylor-638300 Cricinfo |
Bradley Jacob Taylor (born 14 March 1997) is an English former cricketer.
Taylor was born at Winchester in March 1997. He was educated at Eggar's School in Alton, Hampshire.[1] A product of Hampshire's youth development programme,[2] Taylor made his debut at the age of 16 for Hampshire in a List A one-day match against Bangladesh A at the Rose Bowl in 2013,[3] becoming the youngest player to appear for the club in 135 years.[4] Shortly after, he made his debut in first-class cricket against Lancashire at Southport in the 2013 County Championship.[5] He took the wicket of Luis Reece with his third ball in Lancashire's second innings, becoming the youngest player in 146 years to take a first-class wicket for Hampshire.[4] The following season, he made his Twenty20 debut for Hampshire against Sussex in the T20 Blast.[6] He secured a contract at Hampshire in 2015.[4] Taylor played for Hampshire until 2018, making eight first-class, eighteen one-day, and eight Twenty20 appearances.[5] [3] [6] An all-rounder who bowled off break, Taylor scored 133 runs in first-class cricket,[7] whilst with the ball he took 13 wickets at an average of 41.84 and best figures of 4 for 64.[8] In one-day cricket, he scored 355 runs at a batting average of 35.50; he made three half centuries, with a highest score of 69.[9] With the ball, he took 15 wickets at an average of 44.06, with best figures of 4 for 26.[10] In Twenty20 cricket, he only scored 23 runs from four innings,[11] in addition to taking four wickets.[12] Having not featured for Hampshire since the 2019 season, with his 2020 season interrupted by injury,[2] Taylor announced his retirement from professional cricket at the end of the 2021 season, alongside teammate Ryan Stevenson.[4]
Taylor represented the England Under-19 cricket team from 2014 to 2016, making three Youth Test and 22 Youth One Day International appearances.[13] [14] In December 2015, he was named as captain in England's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[15]