John James Taylor (born 3 April 1979) is a former Australian

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er.

Career

Taylor played several matches for

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during the 2003–04 season. From

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, Taylor played his early cricket in

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, representing the state's under-19s and second XI teams.Miscellaneous matches played by John Taylor (14)
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2013. Prior to the 2002–03 season, he moved to

, hoping to gain selection at senior level. Taylor made his limited-overs debut for Western Australia in the

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in early November 2003, and his

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debut shortly after. A right-handed

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, he was regularly selected in both formats of the game during the 2003–04 season, playing first-class matches and eight limited-overs matches. Taylor's best bowling figures, 4/70, came against

in late November 2003, while his highest first-class score (and only half-century) was an innings of 50 runs against

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in late January 2004. However, at the end of the season he returned to Victoria for family reasons, despite having been offered a full contract from the

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(WACA) for the following season. Taylor did not play at state level again, but did play one match for a Victorian Invitation XI against the touring New Zealanders in December 2004.New Zealand to play warm-up one-day game
– ESPNcricinfo. Published 1 December 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2013.

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