Troy Taylor (born 28 February 1984 in the

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) is a

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. A right-handed

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and right-arm

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bowler, he has played for the

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since 2005, having previously represented them at Under-19 level.

Career

Taylor's first taste of international

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came as part of the 2003 Americas Under-19 Championship in

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,Other matches played by Troy Taylor
at Cricket Archive where he was the leading wicket-taker. He won the

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award after taking 7/12 against

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, which was at the time a tournament record. Taylor made his senior debut in the repêchage tournament for the

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, against

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. He made his first-class debut in the

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, playing against Bermuda and

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at the

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. He next played for the Cayman Islands in the

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in King City in August 2006, and hasn't played for them since, though he was in their squad for

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of the

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in Darwin,

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in 2007. In August 2019, he was named in the

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(T20I) squad for the Regional Finals of the

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tournament. He made his T20I debut for the Cayman Islands against

on 18 August 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Troy 1984 births Living people Caymanian cricketers Cayman Islands Twenty20 International cricketers