Claire Taylor
 




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Acknowledging the applause for a century at Taunton in the
4th ODI against Australia  in 2005
She went on to make
116 of just 133 balls!

Born 25 September 1975. 
Represents : England, Berkshire, Reading-Ridgeway
Right hand bat
Occasional Wicket Keeper
Test Debut: England v India at Shenley, 15.07.99
ODI Debut: England v Australia at Southampton, 19.7.98

  • [2005] Is this her most successful year to date? A 136 against Sri Lanka in the World Cup in South Africa (Average 73 in the 5 match round-robin) and fine knocks for England against Australia including a century in ODI4 make this a hugely productive year.
  • [2002] Moved from Redoubtables to Reading-Ridgeway.
  • [2001] This was undoubtedly Claire's summer in the sun, highlighted by a superb innings in the Test Match at Headingley against Australia, where she made 137, ironically  equaling her highest ODI score. This is the 4th highest score by an English player against Australia. An undefeated half century at Lord's also added some respectability to the England score line.
  • [2006] Her 156* at Lord's against India is the highest ODI score on that ground by any player beating one by Viv Richards.
  • Claire scored 158, against Cambridge in the 1996 Varsity Match. At Oxford she won three Blues in Hockey and three Half Blues in Cricket and was selected for England U-19 and U-21 hockey squads. 
  • In 1994 she won the Reading Evening Post's Young Sportsperson of the Year Award for her achievements in cricket and hockey and for her voluntary work with handicapped children. 
  • Is a very fine photographer.

PICTURES
Row 1 : Defending against the Indian attack at the Grainville Ground, St. Saviour, Jersey & against the South Africans at Bristol in 2003.
Row 2 :  Run out despite an athletic dive in the same game (sorry, Claire!)
Row 3 : Surviving an appeal during the Test match against India at Somerset CCC, Taunton.
Rows 4, 5 : Playing in the Super 4s and in the World Cup 2005, hitting a six during an innings against Sri Lanka just 1 run short of her personal best of 137.
Row 6 : Playing against India in the ODI series in 2006.

 

    

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                           WOMEN'S CRICKET STATISTICS
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                    Claire Taylor Career Figures (Summary)
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                  Based on all matches played up to 21/05/2006
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                                    Batting

 Match type               M     I   NO  Runs   HS    Avge  100  50   Ct  St

 Test Matches            11    19    1   696  177   38.66    3   -   16   -
 One-Day International   55    55    3  1345  116   25.86    1   7   19   5
 World Cup               12    12    3   532  137*  59.11    2   2    3   -
 Shell Rosebowl
 European Cup
 World Cup Trophy

 Other First-Class
 Other One-Day

 All First-Class         11    19    1   696  177   38.66    3   -   16   -
 All One-Day             67    67    6  1877  137*  30.77    3   9   22   5

 All                     78    86    7  2573  177   32.56    6   9   38   5

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                                    Bowling

 Match type              O      M     R     W   Avge  Best   5w 10w   Econ

 Has not bowled at International level.
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My thanks to the Marion Collin and the ICC for permission to use these official statistics.