James Philip Arthur Taylor (born 19 January 2001) is an English

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er. He made his first-class debut for

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against

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on 11 August 2017 during their tour of England, taking the wicket of

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. The younger brother of fellow Derbyshire player

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, he is a product of the Derbyshire cricket academy. Taylor also played club cricket for Barlaston in the

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during 2017, recording bowling figures of 6/4 in one innings. He signed a two-year professional contract with Derbyshire in September 2017. He made his

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debut for Derbyshire against Australia A on 23 June 2019. He joined

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on a two-year contract at the conclusion of the 2019 season. He made his

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debut on 28 August 2020, for Surrey in the

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* 2001 births Living people English cricketers Derbyshire cricketers Surrey cricketers Cricketers from Stoke-on-Trent {{England-cricket-bio-2000s-stub