Jerome Taylor
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Jerome Everton Taylor (born 22 June 1984) is a
Jamaican cricketer who plays internationally for the
West Indies.
Playing career
After just one match playing for Jamaica, he was called into the West
Indian series for the final match against Sri Lanka in 2003. Taylor had
been named the most promising fast bowler of the Carib Beer series of
2003, after picking up 21 wickets for a 20.14 run average, which
included a haul of 8 for 59, Taylor's first ever ten-wicket match haul.
Taylor established himself in the ODI side with wickets during 2006, and was West Indies' leading wicket-taker during the
DLF Cup in Malaysia, with eight wickets. He was selected for the
2006 Champions Trophy and after four wickets in the preliminary games against
Zimbabwe and
Bangladesh.
Recognition
Taylor took a
hat-trick in West Indies' opening group game against
Australia, becoming the first West Indian to achieve such a feat in an ODI.
[1]
With 21 runs required and 14 balls remaining, Taylor had
Michael Hussey (then ranked as the world's best ODI batsman
[2])
bowled for 13, then dismissed
Brett Lee lbw on the next ball. That was the end of the over, but he returned to bowl the final over, bowling
Brad Hogg to complete the hat-trick. Earlier, Taylor had
bowled Ricky Ponting,
the fourth-ranked batsman in the world, for 1, and he finished with
four for 49, at the time his second-best ODI career figures.
And in the second Test against Pakistan in
Multan in November 2006, he got 5 wickets in the first innings for 91 runs. Taylor joined English side
Leicestershire
for the end of the 2007 season as a replacement overseas player. His
stay in county cricket being paid for by West Indies sponsors
Digicel.
Throughout the year 2008, Jerome Taylor has evolved to become the
West Indies' premier and most reliable fast bowler, who spearheads a
fast bowling arsenal comprising
Fidel Edwards,
Daren Powell and allrounder
Dwayne Bravo.
Along with his accuracy and pace, Taylor is reasonably economical and
currently has the best bowling average for both Test matches and ODIs in
the West Indies team.
Taylor's batting aspect of the game continues to develop for the
better. Many believe he has the ability to develop into a useful
allrounder. This prospect was enhanced when Taylor scored his first ever
First-class hundred, 106 batting at number 8 against New Zealand, in
the Dunedin Test Match of December 2008 series.
International record
Test five-wicket hauls
One Day International five-wicket hauls
International awards
Test cricket
Man of the match awards
- In this table Ct., refers to the Catches and St. refers to the Stumping
| # |
Series |
Season |
Match Performance |
Result |
| 1 |
1st Test – West Indies in New Zealand Test Series |
2008/09 |
1st Innings – 23-7-61-1; 106 (107 balls, 17x4, 3x6). 2nd Innings - DNB. |
Drawn.[3] |
| 2 |
1st Test – England in West Indies Test Series |
2008/09 |
1st Innings – 20-4-74-3; 8 (28 balls, 1x4). 2nd Innings - 9-4-11-5; DNB. |
 West Indies won by an innings and 23 runs.[4] |
One-Day International cricket
Man of the series awards
Man of the Match awards
Twenty20 International cricket
Man of the match awards
References
India
Pakistan
England
Australia
Zimbabwe
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