Matt Taylor, younger brother of Jack, who is also at Gloucestershire, has developed through the academy at Bristol. In 2011, he played two List A matches at the Cheltenham Festival while still at school.

Taylor made his first-class debut against Leicestershire at the end of the 2013 season and during 2014 he was given more opportunities in the Championship, playing nine games and taking 21 wickets at 43.09.

Having missed most of the 2015 season through injury, he had a good NatWest T20 Blast campaign in 2016, taking 15 wickets at 21 to help Gloucestershire top the South Group. He even gained the rare accolade of bowling a T20 maiden to Chris Gayle in Taunton.

His form saw him pick up the club's Young Player of the Year award for 2016 and win selection for the England Pace Programme. He predicted a good season ahead, whether personally or for the county, but it failed to materialise.
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Matt Taylor Career Stats

Bowling

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
FC	86	142	13673	7660	225	5/15	9/59	34.04	3.36	60.7	8	7
List A	40	39	1802	1581	37	4/44	4/44	42.72	5.26	48.7	1	0
T20s	81	78	1570	2226	84	4/22	4/22	26.50	8.50	18.6	1	0

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	50s	4s	6s	Ct
FC	86	113	38	1055	57*	14.06	2554	41.30	2	129	6	11
List A	40	16	8	151	51*	18.87	165	91.51	1	9	6	5
T20s	81	39	15	198	27	8.25	179	110.61	0	13	8	17

Matt Taylor T20 Stats

Bowling

Tournament	Teams	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Vitality Blast	GLO	80	77	1546	2193	84	4/22	4/22	26.10	8.51	18.4	1	0	0

Batting & Fielding

Tournament	Teams	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Vitality Blast	GLO	80	38	14	180	27	7.50	170	105.88	0	0	12	7	17	0

Recent Matches of Matt Taylor

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
Gloucs vs Somerset	7	2/11	18-Jul-2025	Taunton	T20
Gloucs vs Surrey	1	1/55	09-Jul-2025	Bristol	T20
Gloucs vs Middlesex	--	1/46	06-Jul-2025	Bristol	T20
Gloucs vs Essex	0	1/31	04-Jul-2025	Chelmsford	T20
Gloucs vs Hampshire	1	1/23	20-Jun-2025	Bristol	T20