Brendan Taylor
On scorecards: BRM Taylor
In-game rating: 82/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Brendan Taylor played 34 Tests for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2021. The first came against Sri Lanka at Harare Sports Club, with scores of 19 and 4, and the last against Bangladesh at Harare Sports Club in 2021.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 1,418 runs at 44.3 in 18 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 171 from 324 balls against Bangladesh at Harare Sports Club in 2013, in a match Zimbabwe won. In all: 6 hundreds, 12 fifties.
At home the average was 42.9 across 20 Tests; away it was 26.6 across 14 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Bangladesh: 1,239 runs at 62.0 in 12 Tests. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 13 Tests and 1,165 runs at 48.5. Brendan Taylor captained Zimbabwe in 16 Tests, winning 3 and losing 13. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Zimbabwe won 4 of the Tests Brendan Taylor played and lost 27, with 3 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 34 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171 | 324 | Bangladesh | Harare Sports Club | 2013 | Won |
| 117 | 147 | New Zealand | Queens Sports Club | 2011 | Lost |
| 110 | 194 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2018 | Lost |
| 106* | 167 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2018 | Lost |
| 105* | 175 | Bangladesh | Harare Sports Club | 2011 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 12 | 1,239 | 61.95 | 5/4 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 302 | 37.75 | 1/2 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 185 | 23.13 | 0/1 |
| South Africa | 4 | 135 | 16.88 | 0/1 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 277 | 34.63 | 0/3 |
| West Indies | 4 | 157 | 19.63 | 0/1 |
| India | 2 | 25 | 6.25 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 20 | 1,629 | 42.87 | 4/11 |
| Away | 14 | 691 | 26.58 | 2/1 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 422 | 21.10 | 0/3 |
| 2010s | 18 | 1,418 | 44.31 | 6/5 |
| 2020s | 6 | 480 | 40.00 | 0/4 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | 13 | 1,165 | 48.54 | 3/7 |
| Queens Sports Club | 7 | 464 | 33.14 | 1/4 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 3 | 316 | 79.00 | 2/0 |
| MA Aziz Stadium | 1 | 83 | 41.50 | 0/0 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1 | 80 | 40.00 | 0/1 |
| Windsor Park | 1 | 40 | 20.00 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 2004 at Harare Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v Bangladesh, 2021 at Harare Sports Club
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