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Bob Taylor
Wed, October 25 2017
A Taylor-made cricket XI
Lots of captains and two specialist wicketkeepers. And a lot of Taylors.
Sat, July 15 2017
The T’s: Terrific batting, terrifying bowling
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with T, Arunabha Sengupta comes across magical names.
Mon, May 08 2017
XI of cricketers with namesake cricketers
Did you know three Imran Khans have played international cricket?
Tue, May 02 2017
Cricketing clerihews: The biggest bores XI
Hanif Mohammad Could imitate the dead: In one innings his strike rate Was 8.98.
Mon, July 18 2016
Bob Taylor: 15 facts about one of the greatest wicketkeepers of all time
Considered as the most accomplished and complete wicketkeeper by many, Bob Taylor ended his career with most dismissals in First-Class cricket.
Sat, July 04 2015
Bob Taylor suffers heart attack, to undergo bypass operation
"Bob is a legend of the game," said Derbyshire chairman Chris Grant.
Mon, June 23 2014
Matt Prior becomes England’s second most successful Test wicketkeeper
He is currently the eighth most successful Test wicketkeeper of all time.
Mon, July 25 2016
When England used four wicketkeepers in a single Test!
A tale of four Bs: Bruce French, Bill Athey, Bob Taylor and Bobby Parks.
Tue, February 23 2016
Bob Taylor: Rolls-Royce among wicketkeepers
Bob Taylor’s 1,649 First-Class victims behind the wickets remains a world record.
Tue, February 09 2016
Ian Botham lights up Golden Jubilee Test with hundred, 13 wickets after magnanimous gesture by captain Gundappa Viswanath
Gundappa Viswanath, in a sterling display of sportsmanship, recalled Bob Taylor after the batsman had been wrongly declared out by the umpire. However, with Ian Botham’s multi-faceted genius blooming at the other end, it cost India the Golden Jubilee Test.