William Taylor (Worcestershire cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English cricketer who played 107 times for Worcestershire
Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1885
Place of Birth: Sale, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 27-May-1959
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About William Taylor (Worcestershire cricketer)
- William Herbert Taylor (23 June 1885 – 27 May 1959) was an English first-class cricketer.
- He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler who played 107 times for Worcestershire between 1909 and 1925, captaining the county in 1914, 1919 and 1922.
- He also made three first-class appearances for HK Foster's XI. Born in Sale, Cheshire, Taylor made his debut in Worcestershire's County Championship game against Kent on 14 June 1909, making 19 and 0.
- He did not bowl in that game; his first wicket was that of Harry Altham in Worcestershire's next game, against Oxford University.
- For the next few years, with the exception of 1910 when he made 11 appearances, Taylor played only a few times a season. He was made captain in 1914, replacing Henry Foster, and appeared in 21 matches.
- He scored what was to be his career best of 59 not out against Essex in August of that year, and took 26 wickets at 44.69.
- The First World War then intervened, but on the resumption of first-class cricket in 1919, Taylor continued as captain.
- Worcestershire did not participate in the County Championship that summer but instead played a series of friendly matches; it was in one of these, against HK Foster's XI, that he took his first five-wicket innings haul, claiming 5-56. For 1920, and Worcestershire's return to Championship cricket, Taylor was replaced as captain by his brother-in-law, Maurice Jewell, but Taylor continued to play a significant number of matches for the county.
- 1921 was the most productive season of his career, as he took 35 wickets at 28.28 including five in an innings three times; the best of these being his career-best of 7-64 against Glamorgan at Kidderminster. Taylor regained the captaincy for 1922, but had a wretched season: despite playing 17 games, he could manage a mere four wickets costing over 131 runs apiece, to go with 214 runs at 8.23.
- Maurice Foster took over the reins for 1923, and it was almost the end for Taylor as a first-class player: after 1922 he played only one more first-class match—though he captained Worcestershire in that game too—against Oxford University in 1925.
- He made 1 and 0 and took 2-79 in the second innings. He died in Birlingham, Worcestershire at the age of 73.
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