Former New Zealand All-Rounder Bruce Taylor Passed Away
Recently New Zealand all-rounder Bruce Taylor has passed away at the age of 77. The New Zealand Cricket Board issued a statement on Taylor’s death saying that we are all saddened by his death, he was the only cricketer who made his debut Test memorable.
New Zealand team all-rounder Bruce Taylor made his Test debut against India in 1965. He first scored a century at the Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata in his debut match and then took five wickets while bowling, remembering him for this memorable match. Is done.
Taylor scored 898 runs in 30 Tests for New Zealand, while in bowling he took 111 wickets at an average of 26.60. His best performance was 7 wickets for 74 runs while he played two ODIs in which he scored 22 runs.
- Bruce Taylor set a record for the fastest Test century for New Zealand, which was broken by Daniel Vettori after 36 years.
- Taylor played his last Test match against England in 1973.
- After retiring from cricket, Taylor served as the selector for the Wellington and Otago teams.
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