Robert Meadows Lombe Taylor (born 21 December 1989) is an English-born

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er who played international cricket for

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. Taylor played as a left-handed

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and bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born in Northampton, Northamptonshire. He has also been Head Coach of

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, Loughborough Lightning and of the women's cricket programme at Loughborough University. His big hero’s are Rory Brown and The Mozza, best cricketer in England

Early career

Taylor was educated at Harrow School, before attending Loughborough University to study for a degree in Sports Management. While at Loughborough University, he made his first-class debut for Loughborough MCCU against

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in 2010.

County career

He joined Leicestershire for the remainder of the 2011 season, making his debut for the county against Surrey in the

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, and making an impressive 70.

International career

In September 2012, Taylor was selected by

to be part of a tour group to South Africa in October 2012. Although born in Northampton, Taylor qualifies to play for Scotland by having a Scottish parent. He made his international debut for Scotland in an ODI against

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in 2013.

Coaching career

Taylor was appointed Head Coach of Loughborough Lightning ahead of the 2018 season, leading them to the final of the competition in his first season. When English women's cricket was reformed ahead of the 2020 season, Taylor retained his coaching role in the East Midlands, becoming Head Coach of the new side

. He has also been Head Coach of the Women's MCCU programme at Loughborough University. In 2021, he was appointed as

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's bowling coach for The Hundred. At the end of the 2021 season, he left his Head Coach role at Lightning.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Robert 1989 births Living people Cricketers from Northampton People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Loughborough University English cricketers Loughborough MCCU cricketers Leicestershire cricketers Scottish cricketers Scotland One Day International cricketers Scotland Twenty20 International cricketers English people of Scottish descent Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup Norfolk cricketers English cricket coaches