Robert Taylor (cricketer, born 1989)

For other people named Robert Taylor, see Robert Taylor (disambiguation).

Robert Taylor
Personal information
Full name
Robert Meadows Lombe Taylor
Born (1979-12-21) 21 December 1979 (age 45)
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

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

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

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

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

  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.