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Full name Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor
Born March 8, 1984, Lower Hutt, Wellington
Current age 24 years 139 days
Major teams New Zealand, Australian Capital Territory, Bangalore Royal Challengers, Central Districts, Central Districts Under-19s, New Zealand Under-19s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

597

154*

39.80

969

61.60

ODIs

1179

128*

35.72

1391

84.75

118

T20Is

196

17.81

154

127.27

First-class

3060

217

38.25

List A

2763

132*

38.91

Twenty20

721

111*

32.77

411

175.42

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

3.00

ODIs

6.40

T20Is

First-class

590

326

2/34

2/58

81.50

3.31

147.5

List A

306

239

1/13

79.66

4.68

102.0

Twenty20

108

163

3/28

23.28

9.05

15.4

Career statistics

Test debut

South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Nov 8-11, 2007 scorecard

Last Test

England v New Zealand at Nottingham, Jun 5-8, 2008 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

New Zealand v West Indies at Napier, Mar 1, 2006 scorecard

Last ODI

Scotland v New Zealand at Aberdeen, Jul 3, 2008 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Dec 22, 2006 scorecard

Last T20I

England v New Zealand at Manchester, Jun 13, 2008 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

2002/03

Last First-class

England v New Zealand at Nottingham, Jun 5-8, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

2002/03

Last List A

Scotland v New Zealand at Aberdeen, Jul 3, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Central Districts v Canterbury at Napier, Jan 22, 2006 scorecard

Last Twenty20

England v New Zealand at Manchester, Jun 13, 2008 scorecard

Ross Taylor could be just what New Zealand need in the wake of the mass of departures from their batting line-up: an aggressive top-order batsman capable of taking up the challenge to world-class attacks. He made a flying start to the domestic 2005-06 season, with three centuries, and was soon in his country's limited-overs side. In only his third match, Taylor hammered a superb 128 against Sri Lanka at Napier and he followed it up with 84 at better than a run a ball in his first ODI outside New Zealand, at Hobart against Australia in January 2007. But in both matches he suffered from cramps and would be keen to eradicate that problem as he strives for more lengthy innings. He scores heavily from the pull and from slog-sweeping the spinners and his free-flowing game has made him a hit with crowds. Taylor had a disappointing World Cup with one exception - he made 85 in New Zealand's comprehensive victory over Kenya - and his other five innings yielded only 22 runs. Given New Zealand's lack of Tests it wasn't until the 2007-08 tour of South Africa that Taylor made his debut and he struggled against the extra bounce. Back at home he was dropped against Bangladesh, but return in style against England with his maiden century, 120, at Hamilton and then followed that with a memorable 154 at Old Trafford, confirming he now carries New Zealand's batting hopes.
Brydon Coverdale June 2008

Jun 25, 2008

Ross Taylor and Kyle Mills celebrate the dismissal of Luke Wright © Getty Images

Jun 21, 2008

Ross Taylor is cleaned up by Stuart Broad © AFP

Jun 18, 2008

Ross Taylor slog-sweeps © Getty Images

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