William Taylor (7 May 1821 – 29 March 1878) was an English

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er. Taylor's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at

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. Taylor made his first-class debut for

against Kent at The Oval in 1852. He made two further first-class appearances for the county, against Kent at The Oval in 1853, and

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at the

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in 1855. In his three first-class appearances for the county, he took a total of 2 wickets at an average of 43.00, with best figures of 1/23. With the bat, he scored 15 runs at a batting average of 3.00, with a high score of 10. He died at

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, Surrey, on 29 March 1878.

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