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Robert Taylor (cricketer, born 1989)

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Robert Taylor
Personal information
Full name
Robert Meadows Lombe Taylor
Born (1979-12-21) 21 December 1979 (age 44)
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
NicknameBobby Tay-Tay, Tails[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleAllrounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 51)8 March 2013 v Afghanistan
Last ODI26 January 2016 v Hong Kong
ODI shirt no.42
T20I debut (cap 37)16 November 2013 v Afghanistan
Last T20I12 March 2016 v Hong Kong
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2011Loughborough MCCU
2011–2016Leicestershire
2017–2018Norfolk
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 15 9 44 50
Runs scored 154 85 1,461 687
Batting average 14.00 28.33 22.82 20.81
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/6 0/1
Top score 46* 41* 101* 62
Balls bowled 713 150 5,625 2,089
Wickets 20 5 90 67
Bowling average 30.85 39.20 41.01 29.13
5 wickets in innings 0 0 3 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/39 3/17 5/55 4/58
Catches/stumpings 6/– 8/– 22/– 18/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 August 2016

Robert Meadows Lombe Taylor (born 21 December 1989) is an English-born cricketer who played international cricket for Scotland. Taylor played as a left-handed batsman and bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born in Northampton, Northamptonshire. He has also been Head Coach of Lightning, Loughborough Lightning and of the women's cricket programme at Loughborough University.

Early career

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Taylor was educated at Harrow School,[2] before attending Loughborough University to study for a degree in Sports Management.[1] While at Loughborough University, he made his first-class debut for Loughborough MCCU against Kent in 2010.

County career

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He joined Leicestershire for the remainder of the 2011 season, making his debut for the county against Surrey in the County Championship, and making an impressive 70.[3]

International career

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In September 2012, Taylor was selected by Scotland 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.[4] He made his international debut for Scotland in an ODI against Afghanistan in Sharjah in 2013.

Coaching career

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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.[5] 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 Lightning.[6] He has also been Head Coach of the Women's MCCU programme at Loughborough University.[6] In 2021, he was appointed as Welsh Fire's bowling coach for The Hundred.[7] At the end of the 2021 season, he left his Head Coach role at Lightning.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Player profile: Robert Taylor". loughboroughmccu.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Player profile: Robert Taylor". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Taylor shines in Leicestershire collapse". The Daily Telegraph. London. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  4. ^ Scotland dip into county talent, ESPNcricinfo, 26 September 2012, retrieved 31 December 2012
  5. ^ "Taylor relishing Lightning challenge". Leicestershire CCC. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Taylor appointed as new Head Coach for Lightning Cricket". Loughborough University. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Taylor heads to The Hundred with Welsh Fire". Loughborough University. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  8. ^ "NEWS: Lightning Seek Replacement Coach As Rob Taylor Departs". CricketHer. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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