Gregory Taylor
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Gregory Tyrone Taylor is a Bahamian cricket
er. Taylor is a left-handed batsman who is a left-arm bowler, although his bowling style is unknown. Taylor also plays as an occasional wicketkeeper and is the current captain
of the Bahamas national cricket team.
Taylor made his Twenty20
debut for the Bahamas in the 1st round of the 2008 Stanford 20/20 against Jamaica
, where he scored 10 runs and stumped Xavier Marshall
off the bowling of Narendra Ekanayake
.
Taylor represented the Bahamas in the 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
and in the 2010 ICC Americas Championship Division 2. He captained the sidein the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight
, gaining the man-of-the-match award in their win over Gibraltar. Taylor will represent the Bahamas in the 2010 ICC Americas Championship Division 1.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Taylor is a left-handed batsman who is a left-arm bowler, although his bowling style is unknown. Taylor also plays as an occasional wicketkeeper and is the current captain
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
of the Bahamas national cricket team.
Biography
Taylor made his debut for the Bahamas in the 2004 Americas Affiliates Championship against the Turks and Caicos Islands.Taylor made his Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
debut for the Bahamas in the 1st round of the 2008 Stanford 20/20 against Jamaica
Jamaica national cricket team
The Jamaica national cricket team is the representative first-class cricket team of Jamaica.-History:The team's history lasts back to 1895, when they played three matches against a touring side from England led by Slade Lucas, but because of the distance to the other cricketing countries, Jamaica...
, where he scored 10 runs and stumped Xavier Marshall
Xavier Marshall
Xavier Melbourne Marshall is a West Indies cricketer. He is a batsman and a talented fielder. However in recent years he has failed to live up to his previous reputation as a promising young cricketer, and his progress in international cricket has since stagnated as a result of much inconsistency...
off the bowling of Narendra Ekanayake
Narendra Ekanayake
Narendra Harshanaath Ekanayake is a Sri Lankan born Bahamian cricketer. Ekanayake is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox and who currently represents the Bahamas national cricket team...
.
Taylor represented the Bahamas in the 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five is a cricket tournament that took place between 23 and 31 May 2008 in Jersey. It forms part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.-Teams:...
and in the 2010 ICC Americas Championship Division 2. He captained the sidein the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight
2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight
The 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight was a cricket tournament that took place from November 6 to 12, 2010 in Kuwait. It is a part of the World Cricket League competition administered by the International Cricket Council, the international governing body for cricket.-Teams:Relegated from...
, gaining the man-of-the-match award in their win over Gibraltar. Taylor will represent the Bahamas in the 2010 ICC Americas Championship Division 1.
External links
- Gregory Taylor at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Gregory Taylor at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...