Charles Taylor (cricketer, born 1881)

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Charles James Taylor (8 June 1881 – 25 August 1960) was an English cricketer active in the latter half of the first decade of the 1900s, later playing intermittently through the 1920s to the early 1930s. Born at Bedminster, Bristol, Taylor was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler who made 21 appearances in first-class cricket, though was mostly associated with minor counties cricket.

Charles Taylor
Personal information
Full name
Charles James Taylor
Born8 June 1881
Bedminster, Bristol, England
Died25 August 1960(1960-08-25) (aged 79)
Leek, Staffordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RelationsFrederick Taylor (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1908–1909Warwickshire
1910–1911Somerset
1921–1932Staffordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 21
Runs scored 226
Batting average 6.84
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 33
Balls bowled 3,131
Wickets 61
Bowling average 32.14
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/82
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: CricketArchive, 25 December 2016

Taylor made his debut in first-class cricket for Warwickshire against Hampshire in the 1908 County Championship. He made two further first-class appearances for Warwickshire in the 1909 County Championship against Yorkshire and Derbyshire.[1] He then played eighteen times for Somerset in 1910 and 1911. In all, he collected 61 first-class wickets, with his best performance being 6/82.[2] He began playing minor counties cricket for Staffordshire in 1921, playing intermittently in the Minor Counties Championship for the next decade, with fifteen appearances up to 1932.[3] His best match figures for Staffordshire came in 1931 against Denbighshire, when he took 12/72 in the match.[4]

He died at Leek, Staffordshire on 25 August 1960. His son Frederick Taylor also played first-class cricket.

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Taylor". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. ^ "First-class bowling for each team by Charles Taylor". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charles Taylor". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Championship Records" (PDF). Staffordshire County Cricket Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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