Full name Samantha Claire Taylor
Born September 25, 1975, Amersham, Buckinghamshire
Current age 45 years 123 days
Major teams England Women, Thames Valley Women
Playing role Wicketkeeper
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 15 | 27 | 2 | 1030 | 177 | 41.20 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||||
ODIs | 126 | 120 | 18 | 4101 | 156* | 40.20 | 8 | 23 | 41 | 5 | ||||
T20Is | 27 | 26 | 4 | 615 | 76* | 27.95 | 518 | 118.72 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODIs | 126 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | England Women v India Women at Shenley, Jul 15-18, 1999 scorecard |
Last Test | England Women v Australia Women at Worcester, Jul 10-13, 2009 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | England Women v Australia Women at Southampton, Jul 19, 1998 scorecard |
Last ODI | England Women v Australia Women at Wormsley, Jul 7, 2011 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | England Women v New Zealand Women at Hove, Aug 5, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20I | England Women v Australia Women at Southampton, Jun 27, 2011 scorecard |
T20I statistics |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | MCC Women | v ROW Women | Lord's | 19 May 2014 | Other OD |
30 | ENG Women | v AUS Women | Wormsley | 7 Jul 2011 | WODI # 785 |
0 | ENG Women | v AUS Women | Lord's | 5 Jul 2011 | WODI # 783 |
67 | ENG Women | v NZ Women | Derby | 2 Jul 2011 | WODI # 782 |
41 | ENG Women | v India Women | Derby | 30 Jun 2011 | WODI # 780 |
7 | ENG Women | v AUS Women | Southampton | 27 Jun 2011 | WT20I # 114 |
66 | ENG Women | v India Women | Taunton | 26 Jun 2011 | WT20I # 112 |
3 | ENG Women | v AUS Women | Bristol | 25 Jun 2011 | WT20I # 109 |
15 | ENG Women | v NZ Women | Chelmsford | 23 Jun 2011 | WT20I # 108 |
0 | Rubies | v Sapphires | Loughborough | 14 May 2011 | Other OD |
A solid right-hand bat and, at the start of her career, a wicketkeeper too, Claire Taylor read maths at Oxford, where, in addition to playing cricket, she captained the hockey team. She also represented England's hockey team at U-17 and U-19 levels, but it was as a cricketer that she really prospered and though she made a slow start to her international career, but by the time she retired in July 2011 she had firmly established herself as one of England's premier batsmen in all formats.
Fleming Banking Women's Player of the Year, 2001
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2009
ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2009
Awarded the MBE on 31st December 2009