Nicholas Simon Taylor (2 June 1963 in Holmfirth,

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er. The son of the

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stalwart Ken Taylor, he made his debut as a strapping right arm fast medium bowler, and right-handed tail end batsman, for Yorkshire in 1982. After failing to establish himself in the team he moved first to

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for the 1984 and 1985 seasons, before ending his career at

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in 1986. He reappeared for

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in List A one day cricket in 1990. In thirty four first-class games, Taylor took 79 wickets at 35.12, with a best of 7 for 44 for Surrey against

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, one of two occasions when he took five wickets in an innings. He also scored 180 runs at 8.18, with a top score of 24 not out.

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