Donald Dougald Taylor (2 March 1923 – 5 December 1980) was a

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from 1947 to 1956. His nickname was "Bloke", because of his frequent use of the word.

Cricket career

A middle-order batsman, Taylor made his first-class debut in 1946–47, when he scored 205 runs at 51.25 to help Auckland win the

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. In their last match of the season Auckland needed 236 to beat Canterbury and were 76 for 4 when Taylor came to the wicket. He scored 98 not out in an unbroken match-winning partnership of 161 with

Bert Sutcliffe Bert Sutcliffe (17 November 1923 – 20 April 2001) was a New Zealand Test cricketer. Sutcliffe was a successful left-hand batsman. His batting achievements on tour in England in 1949, which included four fifties and a century in the Tests, e ...

. Later that season he made 12 batting at number five in his first Test, against England. He was recalled nine years later in 1955–56 against the West Indies after making 254 runs at 36.28 that season in the

. Batting at number four in the Third Test he made 43 and 77, top-scoring for New Zealand, and he was retained for the Fourth Test, which was New Zealand's first Test victory; Taylor made 11 and 16. He played for Auckland from 1946–47 to 1948–49, then as a professional for

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from 1950 to 1953, without establishing himself in the county side, then returned to New Zealand to play for Auckland from 1953–54 to 1960–61. Batting for Auckland against Canterbury in 1948-49 he and his partner Bert Sutcliffe achieved a world record by taking part in two opening partnerships of over 200 runs in the one match – 220 and 286.Auckland v Canterbury, 1948-49
/ref> His 143 in the second innings of this match was his only first-class century.

References

External links

Don Taylor at Cricket Archive

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Don 1923 births 1980 deaths New Zealand Test cricketers New Zealand cricketers Auckland cricketers Warwickshire cricketers North Island cricketers

Cricket career

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