Derek John Somerset Taylor (born 12 November 1942 at Amersham, Buckinghamshire) is a former English cricketer who played for Somerset, Surrey and Griqualand West as a wicket-keeper batsman.
Taylor holds the record for the most dismissals in a List A cricket match, tied with Steve Palframan and Jamie Pipe, having taken eight catches in a 1982 game against British Universities.Taylor's twin brother Mike Taylor played for Nottinghamshire and Hampshire.