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Brendan Taylor

Full name:	Brendan Ross Murray Taylor
Born:	6th February 1986, Harare, Zimbabwe
Batting:	Right-hand batsman
Bowling:	Right-arm off-break
Wicket-keeper
Teams:	Zimbabwe (Test: 2004-2005/06); Zimbabwe (ODI: 2004-2007/08); Zimbabwe (Int Twenty20: 2006/07-2007/08); Mashonaland A (Main FC: 2001/02); Mashonaland (Main FC: 2002/03-2004/05); Northerns (Zimbabwe) (Main FC: 2007/08); Mashonaland (Main ListA: 2003/04-2004/05); Northerns (Zimbabwe) (Main Twenty20: 2007/08); All teams
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
Articles:	Afridi, Shah spin Zimbabwe in tour match
	Sri Lanka blitz Zimbabwe after another Tharanga ton
	Windies trounce Zimbabwe in Caribbean's first day/night ODI
Pictures:	Taylor is bowled by Shoaib Malik
	Taylor celebrates his fifty
	Brendan Taylor celebrates his fifty

In a Zimbabwe side short on skill and experience Brendon Taylor lends adequate balance. Among the many players who were thrust into the senior squad following the withdrawal of the rebel cricketers Taylor was only 18 when he made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka at Bulawayo. A fortnight later he was playing in his maiden Test against the same opponents at Harare and ever since has been the side’s regular wicket keeper in both forms of the game. His work behind the stumps is tidy and efficient and at times he has touched the heights with an acr batic catch or a lightning quick stumping. Initially he played as a specialist batsman before taking over keeping duties following the departure of Tatenda Taibu. In front of the stumps he has been a dependable batsman as ten fifties from 50 matches at an average of 30 and a good strike rate of over 65 will confirm. He has also pulled in his weight in Tests with three half centuries in ten matches with a highest of 78 against Bangladesh at Dhaka in 2004-05 and another good knock of 77 against New Zealand at Bulawayo the following season. He began as opening batsman before moving to the middle order where he has displayed the ability to build an innings. Taylor who made his first class debut for Mashonaland A at the age of 15 has played in two under-19 World Cup competitions. An occasional off break bowler when not keeping wickets he has best figures of three for 54 against Bangladesh in 2004-05.
Profile DateLine: 20th February 2007 by CricketArchive

Test Career Batting and Fielding (2004-2005/06)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Zimbabwe	10	20	0	422	78	21.10	0	3	45.96	7

Test Career Bowling (2004/05-2005/06)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Zimbabwe	42	0	38	0	0-6					5.42

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2001/02-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct	St
Overall	48	91	4	2694	193	30.96	5	12	48	4

First-Class Career Bowling (2003/04-2005/06)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	258	2	161	3	2-36	53.66	0	0	86.00	3.74

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2004-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
Zimbabwe	75	74	6	1929	98	28.36	0	12	62.99	43	12

One-Day International Career Bowling (2004-2004/05)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Zimbabwe	210	0	224	8	3-54	28.00	0	0	26.25	6.40

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2003/04-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct	St
Overall	109	107	7	2583	98	25.83	0	15	57	19

One-Day Career Bowling (2004-2004/05)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	318	0	311	14	5-28	22.21	0	1	22.71	5.86

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
Zimbabwe	3	3	1	112	60*	56.00	0	1	127.27	2	1

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
Overall	14	14	3	433	85*	39.36	0	4	118.30	6	1

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2001/02-2003/04)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
Zimbabwe Under-19s	11	11	2	348	127	38.66	2	0	65.16	12	1