Full name Brendan Ross Murray Taylor
Born February 6, 1986, Harare
Current age 34 years 353 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Chittagong Kings, Kandy Tuskers, Lahore Qalandars, Mashonaland A, Mid West Rhinos, Multan Sultans, Nottinghamshire, Prime Bank Cricket Club, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Wellington, Zimbabwe A, Zimbabwe Under-19s, Zimbabwe XI
Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 31 | 62 | 4 | 2055 | 171 | 35.43 | 3864 | 53.18 | 6 | 10 | 212 | 20 | 28 | 0 |
ODIs | 199 | 198 | 15 | 6530 | 145* | 35.68 | 8537 | 76.49 | 11 | 39 | 580 | 104 | 131 | 29 |
T20Is | 43 | 43 | 6 | 909 | 75* | 24.56 | 761 | 119.44 | 0 | 6 | 91 | 24 | 19 | 2 |
First-class | 132 | 240 | 13 | 9190 | 217 | 40.48 | 32 | 33 | 143 | 4 | ||||
List A | 312 | 304 | 26 | 9760 | 154 | 35.10 | 19 | 54 | 198 | 41 | ||||
T20s | 168 | 162 | 21 | 3681 | 101* | 26.10 | 3004 | 122.53 | 1 | 25 | 352 | 100 | 64 | 14 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 31 | 4 | 42 | 38 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.42 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 199 | 21 | 396 | 406 | 9 | 3/54 | 3/54 | 45.11 | 6.15 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 43 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 1/16 | 1/16 | 17.00 | 3.40 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 132 | 384 | 225 | 4 | 2/36 | 56.25 | 3.51 | 96.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
List A | 312 | 606 | 604 | 20 | 5/28 | 5/28 | 30.20 | 5.98 | 30.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
T20s | 168 | 8 | 150 | 152 | 8 | 3/38 | 3/38 | 19.00 | 6.08 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, May 6-8, 2004 scorecard |
Last Test | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Dhaka, Feb 22-25, 2020 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Apr 20, 2004 scorecard |
Last ODI | Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Rawalpindi, Nov 3, 2020 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20I | Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Rawalpindi, Nov 10, 2020 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 2001/02 |
Last First-class | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Dhaka, Feb 22-25, 2020 scorecard |
List A debut | Manicaland v Mashonaland at Mutare, Dec 3, 2003 scorecard |
Last List A | Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Rawalpindi, Nov 3, 2020 scorecard |
T20s debut | Eagles v Zimbabweans at Kimberley, Sep 13, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Galle Gladiators v Kandy Tuskers at Hambantota, Dec 10, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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20 | Tuskers | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 10 Dec 2020 | T20 |
11 | Tuskers | v Stallions | Hambantota | 9 Dec 2020 | T20 |
3 | Tuskers | v Kings | Hambantota | 5 Dec 2020 | T20 |
13 | Tuskers | v Viiking | Hambantota | 3 Dec 2020 | T20 |
46 | Tuskers | v Stallions | Hambantota | 1 Dec 2020 | T20 |
51* | Tuskers | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 30 Nov 2020 | T20 |
8, 1c/0s | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 10 Nov 2020 | T20I # 1107 |
3, 0c/0s | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 8 Nov 2020 | T20I # 1106 |
20, 1c/0s | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 7 Nov 2020 | T20I # 1105 |
56, 2c/0s | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 3 Nov 2020 | ODI # 4264 |
Brendan Taylor, a wicketkeeper-batsman and statistically one of the finest players that Zimbabwe has ever produced, abandoned Zimbabwe's international set-up when he played his final game against India in their last Group B game of the 2015 World Cup. Taylor, disillusioned with international cricket, signed a three-year Kolpak deal with Nottinghamshire which made him ineligible to play for Zimbabwe while that contract is in effect. He made his decision slightly open-ended, not entirely ruling out the possibility that he might one day return to the fold. And he did just that.