Horace Taylor

Horace Taylor

Personal information
Full name	Horace James Taylor
Born	26 December 1895 Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Died	13 October 1961 (aged 65) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1922–1925	Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 12 Runs scored 181 Batting average 18.10 100s/50s –/– Top score 33 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 December 2015

Horace James Taylor (26 November 1895 – 13 October 1961) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket from 1922–1925, playing as a right-handed batsman for Kent.

Taylor made his debut in first-class cricket when he was selected to play for Kent against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in the 1922 County Championship.^[1] Four further appearances came for Kent in 1922, and he followed this up by playing in three Championship matches in 1923.^[1] He didn't feature for Kent in 1924, but did play in four Championship matches in 1925, the last of which came against Lancashire at Old Trafford.^[1] Playing in twelve first-class matches for Kent, Taylor scored 181 runs at an average of 18.10, with a top score of 33.^[2]

He died at Tunbridge Wells, Kent on 13 October 1961.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Horace Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Horace Taylor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

External links

• Horace Taylor at ESPNcricinfo
• Horace Taylor at CricketArchive