Jerome Taylor

Jerome Everton Taylor (born 22 June 1984) is a Jamaican cricketer who has played limited over internationals for the West Indies. In July 2016, he announced his retirement from Test cricket after giving 'formal notification' of his decision to retire.[1] However, in April 2017, he announced the end of his retirement, making himself available for the West Indies squad for their Test series against Pakistan.[2]

Jerome Taylor

Personal information
Full name	Jerome Everton Taylor
Born	(1984-06-22) 22 June 1984 St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	West Indies (2003–2018)
Test debut (cap 252)	20 June 2003 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	3 January 2016 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 117)	11 June 2003 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	29 September 2017 v England
T20I debut (cap 11)	16 February 2006 v New Zealand
Last T20I	3 January 2018 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2003–present	Jamaica
2007	Leicestershire
2011	Pune Warriors India
2012	Ruhuna Royals
2014–2015	Jamaica Tallawahs
2016	Mumbai Indians
2016–present	St Lucia Zouks
2017	Sussex (squad no. 75)
2018–2019	Somerset
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 46 90 98 128 Runs scored 856 278 1,538 472 Batting average 12.96 8.42 11.83 10.26 100s/50s 1/1 0/0 1/1 0/0 Top score 106 43* 106 43* Balls bowled 7,757 4,341 15,106 6,143 Wickets 130 128 300 192 Bowling average 34.46 29.53 26.93 27.11 5 wickets in innings 4 1 15 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0 Best bowling 6/47 5/48 8/59 5/40 Catches/stumpings 8/– 20/– 23/– 27/–
Source: Crininfo, 20 July 2018

Playing career

After just one match playing for Jamaica, he was called into the West Indian series for the final match against Sri Lanka in 2003. Taylor had been named the most promising fast bowler of the Carib Beer series of 2003, after picking up 21 wickets for a 20.14 run average, which included a haul of 8 for 59, Taylor's first ever ten-wicket match haul.

Taylor established himself in the ODI side with wickets during 2006, and was West Indies' leading wicket-taker during the DLF Cup in Malaysia, with eight wickets. He was selected for the 2006 Champions Trophy and after four wickets in the preliminary games against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.

International career

He made his ODI debut in 2003. Taylor took a hat-trick in West Indies' opening group game against Australia, becoming the first West Indian to achieve such a feat in an ODI.[3]

With 21 runs required and 14 balls remaining, Taylor had Michael Hussey (then ranked as the world's best ODI batsman[4]) bowled for 13, then dismissed Brett Lee lbw on the next ball. That was the end of the over, but he returned to bowl the final over, bowling Brad Hogg to complete the hat-trick. Earlier, Taylor had bowled Ricky Ponting, the fourth-ranked batsman in the world, for 1, and he finished with four for 49, at the time his second-best ODI career figures.[5]

During the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, Jerome Taylor picked up 13 wickets including the hat-trick against Australia and was eventually the leading wicket taker in that tournament.[6] He still holds the record for taking the most number of wickets in a single ICC Champions Trophy series(13).This record was later equalled by Pakistan's Hasan Ali[7]

And in the second Test against Pakistan in Multan in November 2006, he got 5 wickets in the first innings for 91 runs. Taylor joined English side Leicestershire for the end of the 2007 season as a replacement overseas player. His stay in county cricket being paid for by West Indies sponsors Digicel.

Throughout the year 2008, Taylor has evolved to become the West Indies' premier and most reliable fast bowler, who spearheads a fast bowling arsenal comprising Fidel Edwards, Daren Powell and allrounder Dwayne Bravo. Along with his accuracy and pace, Taylor is reasonably economical and currently has the best bowling average for both Test matches and ODIs in the West Indies team.

Taylor's batting aspect of the game continues to develop for the better. Many believe he has the ability to develop into a useful allrounder.[8] This prospect was enhanced when Taylor scored his first ever First-class hundred, 106 batting at number 8 against New Zealand, in the Dunedin Test Match of December 2008 series.[9]

Taylor along with Dwayne Bravo set the record for the highest ever 9th wicket partnership in T20I history(66)[10][11][12]

References

1. "Jerome Taylor quits Test cricket". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
2. "Jerome Taylor makes himself available again for Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
3. Rajesh, S (18 October 2006). "Taylor hat-trick sinks Australia". Retrieved 18 October 2006.
4. LG ICC Rankings, Cricketratings.net, 18 October 2006
5. "10th Match: Australia v West Indies at Mumbai (BS), Oct 18, 2006 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
6. "Cricket Records | Records | ICC Champions Trophy, 2006/07 | Most wickets | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
7. "Cricket Records | Records | ICC Champions Trophy (ICC KnockOut) | Most wickets in a series | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
8. "Jerome Taylor century transforms game". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
9. "1st Test: New Zealand v West Indies at Dunedin, Dec 11-15, 2008 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
10. "1st T20I: Pakistan v West Indies at Dubai (DSC), Sep 23, 2016 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
11. "Records | Twenty20 Internationals | Partnership records | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
12. "Records | Twenty20 Internationals | Partnership records | Highest partnership for the ninth wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.