Brendan Taylor

Brendan Taylor

Actor

Brendan Ross Murray Taylor (born 6 February 1986) is a Zimbabwean international cricketer, and a former Zimbabwean captain, who plays all formats of the game. Taylor is a right-handed batsman but is also a part-time wicketkeeper and off spinner. In 2015, former Zimbabwe captain Alistair Campbell described Taylor as "our standout player for the last seven or eight years". He captained Zimbabwe in ODIs until 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, having taken over the reins from Elton Chigumbura after the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He became the first Zimbabwean batsman to hit back-to-back One-Day International centuries (128 not out and 107 not out), achieved against New Zealand in October 2011. He repeated the feat again at the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. He was selected to play Twenty20 cricket for the Wellington cricket team as an overseas player in New Zealand's HRV Twenty20 Cup in December 2011. His 433 runs at the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup set a new record for Zimbabwe in any World Cup. His 10 centuries in ODIs is also a Zimbabwe record surpassing Alistair Campbell's 7. Taylor quit his national side soon after the 2015 World Cup but on 14 September 2017, he terminated his contract with Nottinghamshire to return home to Zimbabwe. It was announced that Taylor had decided return home and play for Zimbabwe for personal reasons. In November 2018, Taylor became the first batsman for Zimbabwe to score a century in each innings in a Test on two separate occasions.
Brendan Ross Murray Taylor (born 6 February 1986) is a Zimbabwean international cricketer, and a former Zimbabwean captain, who plays all formats of the game. Taylor is a right-handed batsman but is also a part-time wicketkeeper and off spinner. In 2015, former Zimbabwe captain Alistair Campbell described Taylor as "our standout player for the last seven or eight years". He captained Zimbabwe in ODIs until 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, having taken over the reins from Elton Chigumbura after the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He became the first Zimbabwean batsman to hit back-to-back One-Day International centuries (128 not out and 107 not out), achieved against New Zealand in October 2011. He repeated the feat again at the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. He was selected to play Twenty20 cricket for the Wellington cricket team as an overseas player in New Zealand's HRV Twenty20 Cup in December 2011. His 433 runs at the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup set a new record for Zimbabwe in any World Cup. His 10 centuries in ODIs is also a Zimbabwe record surpassing Alistair Campbell's 7. Taylor quit his national side soon after the 2015 World Cup but on 14 September 2017, he terminated his contract with Nottinghamshire to return home to Zimbabwe. It was announced that Taylor had decided return home and play for Zimbabwe for personal reasons. In November 2018, Taylor became the first batsman for Zimbabwe to score a century in each innings in a Test on two separate occasions.