| Reginald Taylor | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Reginald Minshall Taylor |
| Birth Date: | 30 September 1909 |
| Death Place: | Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Club1: | Essex |
| Year1: | 1931 – 1946 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 206 |
| Runs1: | 6755 |
| Bat Avg1: | 20.59 |
| 100S/50S1: | 5/27 |
| Top Score1: | 193 |
| Deliveries1: | 4654 |
| Wickets1: | 92 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 31.88 |
| Fivefor1: | 3 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/99 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 185/0 |
| Date: | 15 January 2017 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/21492.html Cricinfo |
Reginald Minshall Taylor (30 November 1909 – 7 January 1984) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Essex from 1931 to 1946.
He was the first professional cricketer to win the DFC, for service as an observer in Bomber Command at Dunkirk in 1940.[1]
Dudley Carew said of him:
In the early 'thirties Taylor would have gone down on a short list [of] the most promising young batsmen in England, but somehow he could never get into the habit of making runs consistently. He had a charming cut, and could not make a stroke that was ungraceful, but whether it was some unconscious negligence in his make-up ... or some flaw in his technique, his batting average was a constant disappointment.[2]