Ross Taylor
On scorecards: LRPL Taylor
In-game rating: 88/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ross Taylor played 112 Tests for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 2007 to 2022. The first came against South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, with scores of 15 and 4, and the last against Bangladesh at Hagley Oval in 2022.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 5,486 runs at 48.1 in 76 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 290 from 374 balls against Australia at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in 2015. In all: 19 hundreds, 35 fifties.
At home the average was 53.5 across 54 Tests; away it was 39.2 across 51 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 1,272 runs at 41.0 in 19 Tests. Basin Reserve was the most frequent ground, with 15 Tests and 1,279 runs at 60.9. Ross Taylor captained New Zealand in 14 Tests, winning 4 and losing 8. The scorecards record 8 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 44 of the Tests Ross Taylor played and lost 41, with 27 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 112 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 290 | 374 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2015 | Drawn |
| 217* | 319 | West Indies | University Oval | 2013 | Drawn |
| 200 | 212 | Bangladesh | Basin Reserve | 2019 | Won |
| 173* | 299 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2016 | Won |
| 154* | 176 | England | Old Trafford | 2008 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/4 | 4.4 | India | Narendra Modi Stadium | 2010 | Drawn |
| 1/0 | 0.3 | Bangladesh | Hagley Oval | 2022 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1,272 | 41.03 | 3/8 | 0 | – |
| India | 17 | 890 | 30.69 | 3/1 | 2 | 16.50 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 999 | 41.63 | 2/8 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 14 | 1,136 | 63.11 | 4/3 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 12 | 999 | 43.43 | 2/3 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 12 | 770 | 36.67 | 1/4 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 11 | 746 | 49.73 | 1/5 | 1 | 5.00 |
| South Africa | 8 | 233 | 25.89 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 638 | 319.00 | 3/3 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 54 | 3,905 | 53.49 | 12/15 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Away | 51 | 3,410 | 39.20 | 6/18 | 2 | 22.00 |
| Neutral | 7 | 368 | 30.67 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22 | 1,644 | 42.15 | 4/8 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 76 | 5,486 | 48.12 | 15/25 | 2 | 17.00 |
| 2020s | 14 | 553 | 29.11 | 0/2 | 1 | 0.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basin Reserve | 15 | 1,279 | 60.90 | 3/8 | 0 | – |
| Seddon Park | 13 | 1,104 | 55.20 | 6/2 | 0 | – |
| Hagley Oval | 8 | 276 | 27.60 | 0/1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| University Oval | 7 | 562 | 80.29 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| McLean Park | 5 | 420 | 70.00 | 2/1 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 4 | 222 | 27.75 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 2007 at Wanderers Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Bangladesh, 2022 at Hagley Oval
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