Peter Taylor (cricketer)

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Peter Taylor

Australia
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm offbreak
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	13	83
Runs scored	431	437
Batting average	26.93	19.86
100s/50s	-/2	-/1
Top score	87	54*

Balls bowled	2227	3937
Wickets	27	97
Bowling average	39.55	28.24
5 wickets in innings	1	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	6/78	4/38
Catches/stumpings	10/-	34/-
As of 12 December 2005 Source: [1]

Peter Laurence Taylor (born August 22, 1956, North Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 13 Tests and 83 ODIs from 1987 to 1992.

His initial selection for Australia in 1986-1987 after only a handful of games for NSW was a huge shock. It was initially thought that his more known New South Wales colleague Mark Taylor was selected. He was dubbed Peter Who? by the media. He justified his selectors with a stunning 6/78 on debut against England at Sydney. He however was unable to repeat such a feat again in his test career (12 more matches between 1987 and 1992).

However Taylor became the staple spin-bowler of the Australian One Day team of the late 1980's and early 1990's. He was able to bowl his off-spin with economy and pick up vital wickets in matches. He was also a good fielder and an able lower order batsman. He played 83 times taking 97 wickets between 1987 and 1992, appearing in both the 1987 and the 1992 World Cups.

Taylor played for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield between 1985 and 1990 and played two seasons for Queensland (1990-92)

He became a test match selector for Australia in the late 1990's.

Peter Taylor's Test career batting performance.

v • d • e Australia squad - 1987 Cricket World Cup (1st title)

1 Border (c) • 2 Boon • 3 Dyer (wk) • 4 Jones • 5 Marsh • 6 May • 7 McDermott • 8 Moody • 9 O'Donnell • 10 Reid • 11 Taylor • 12 Veletta • 13 Waugh • 14 Zesers

v • d • e Australia squad - 1992 Cricket World Cup

1 Border (c) • 2 Boon • 3 Healy (wk) • 4 Hughes • 5 Jones • 6 Marsh • 7 McDermott • 8 Moody • 9 Reid • 10 MA Taylor • 11 PL Taylor • 12 ME Waugh • 13 SR Waugh • 14 Whitney