Ross Taylor Journey So Far
Ross Taylor Journey So Far: Born 8 March 1984 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, Ross Taylor is an X-factor right-handed middle order batsman with occasional right arm offbreak. He has set a record having scored the most number of centuries.
As a 19-year-old, Ross Taylor captained the New Zealand U19 team. He made his debut with stateside Central Districts during the 2002-2003 season and immediately started to make a name for himself. By 2005-2006, he was making his international debut which was the culmination of his form at that moment in time.
Taylor didn’t score many runs during his early career with the ODI debut of his coming in 2006. He did score 128 in his third game against Sri Lanka though and has been inconsistent since then because he apparently struggled to adjust to the international environment.
Six months after his T20I debut, Taylor made his Test match debut against South Africa. After not getting a chance to bat in the first innings, he only managed 15 in the second innings.
Although it took a while for Ross Taylor to catch up to his cricketing potential, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup must have been a turning point in his career. Taylor scored 324 runs during the tournament which helped the Kiwi’s attain their best ever batting performance in that World Cup, scoring 131* against Pakistan at Pallekele.
In 2013, Ross Taylor scored a double century in a test match against West Indies in Dunedin. This is significant because it led to his first double century and was also an important 195-run partnership with Brendon McCullum. His most famous knock of his career is undoubtedly the 290 he scored on Australia’s home ground. He came to the crease at 87/2 and put together a 265-run partnership with Kane Williamson to salvage a lead in the match.
Taylor performed poorly in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, scoring 221 runs at an average of 31.57 and New Zealand failed to reach the final. He scored 40 runs in the final, leaving with the score at 150/4 and finishing on a high note.
Taylor has represented Royal Challengers Bangalore, Pune Warriors India, Delhi Daredevils, and Rajasthan Royals throughout his career. He has represented franchises in the Indian Premier League.
He has represented Victoria in the KFC T20 Big Bash, the 2009-10 HRV Cup Final and for Durham and Sussex in England’s County.
As captain of his country for the first time against Australia at Napier in 2010, when Daniel Vettori had to pull out, Taylor scored 70. He became coach, replacing Daniel Vettori who retired. In his two years as captain he led them to victory in the Sri Lanka tri series, before it too was ended by Mike Hesson
Taylor became New Zealand’s captain when Daniel Vettori was unable to play against Australia. A game which Taylor captained his country to victory, racking up a 70-run ton. Experience notwithstanding, Taylor led Sri Lanka as their captain for two years before the role was handed to a new coach by the players.
New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has scored centuries against all Test nations in one-day internationals (ODIs) and is the sixth-highest scorer overall in the history of the game. Taylor holds the record for scoring six centuries in Tests and he also shares an honor with Martin Crowe and Kane Williamson as the only New Zealander to have scored a century on his birthday.