Johnny Taylor (sportsman) explained
| John Taylor |
| Birth Name: | John Morris Taylor[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1895 |
| Birth Place: | Stanmore, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Dentist |
| School: | Newington College |
| University: | St Andrew's College
University of Sydney |
| Relatives: | Hugh Taylor (brother) |
| Ru Position: | fly-half, wing |
| Repyears1: | 1922 |
| Repteam1: | Wallabies |
| Repcaps1: | 2 |
| Reppoints1: | 15 |
| Module: | | Child: | yes | | Batting: | Right-handed | | Columns: | 2 | | Column1: | Test | | Matches1: | 20 | | Runs1: | 997 | | Bat Avg1: | 35.60 | | 100S/50S1: | 1/8 | | Top Score1: | 108 | | Deliveries1: | 114 | | Wickets1: | 1 | | Bowl Avg1: | 45.00 | | Fivefor1: | 0 | | Tenfor1: | 0 | | Best Bowling1: | 1/25 | | Catches/Stumpings1: | 11/– | | Column2: | First-class | | Matches2: | 135 | | Runs2: | 62,74 | | Bat Avg2: | 33.37 | | 100S/50S2: | 11/38 | | Top Score2: | 180 | | Deliveries2: | 126 | | Wickets2: | 1 | | Bowl Avg2: | 53.00 | | Fivefor2: | 0 | | Tenfor2: | 0 | | Best Bowling2: | 1/25 | | Catches/Stumpings2: | 68/– | | International: | true | | Internationalspan: | 1920–1926 | | Country: | Australia | | Testdebutagainst: | England | | Testcap: | 112 | | Testdebutdate: | 17 December | | Testdebutyear: | 1920 | | Lasttestdate: | 10 July | | Lasttestagainst: | England | | Lasttestyear: | 1926 | | Source: | http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/7921.html Cricinfo | | Date: | 12 October | | Year: | 2022 |
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John Morris Taylor (10 October 1895 – 12 May 1971) was an Australian cricket and rugby union player.
He attended Newington College (1906–1915)[2] and St Andrew's College within the University of Sydney. He served with the First Australian Imperial Force as an artillery gunner in World War I and at the conclusion of the war was selected to be part of the Australian Imperial Forces cricket team which played 28 first class matches in Britain, South Africa and Australia.
Cricket career
Taylor played in 20 Tests between 1920 and 1926 and held the Australian 10th wicket partnership record with Arthur Mailey, set in Sydney in 1924/25 against England, until broken by Phillip Hughes and Ashton Agar, on 11 July 2013.[3]
Rugby union career
Taylor also played two rugby union tests for the Wallabies against the New Zealand Maoris in 1922.[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: John Taylor. Scrum.com. 12 July 2010.
- Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998. Sydney. 1999. p. 194
- Book: Jack Pollard. Australian Cricket: The Game and the Players. 1988. Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 978-0-207-15269-6. 1033. Taylor, John Morris (1900–1971).
- Book: Jack Pollard. Australian Rugby Union: The Game and the Players. 1984. Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 978-0-207-15006-7. 607. Taylor, John Morris (1900–1971).
