Charles Taylor (cricketer, born 1966), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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British cricketer, born 1966
Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1966
Place of Birth: Banbury, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Charles Taylor (cricketer, born 1966)
- Charles William Taylor (born 12 August 1966) is a former English cricketer.
- Taylor was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium-fast.
- He was born at Banbury, Oxfordshire. Taylor first appeared in county cricket for Oxfordshire, making a single appearance for his home county in the 1986 Minor Counties Championship against Devon.
- Taylor later made his first-class debut for Middlesex against Nottinghamshire in the 1990 County Championship.
- He made 32 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Oxford University in 1995.
- A bowler capable of brisk pace, in his 33 first-class appearances for Middlesex, he took a total of 72 wickets at an average of 33.62, with best figures of 5/33.
- These figures were his only first-class five wicket haul and came against Yorkshire in his second first-class appearance in 1990.
- His most successful season with the ball came in 1992, when he featured in eighteen first-class matches, taking 35 wickets at an average of 40.71.
- With the bat, he scored a total of 175 runs during his career, which came at a batting average of 10.93, with a high score of 28 not out.Taylor also played List A cricket for Middlesex, with his debut in that format coming against Gloucestershire in the 1991 Refuge Assurance League.
- He made eleven further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1994 AXA Equity & Law League.
- In his twelve List A appearances, he took a total of 8 wickets at an average of 43.87, with best figures of 2/33.
- His career ended in a freak accident in which he injured his back, while changing the tyre on his car after suffering a puncture when the security poles inside the Grace Gates at Lord's activated while he was driving over them.
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