Brendan Taylor
87Zimbabwe · WK · 2004 to 2025 · on scorecards: BRM Taylor
BATTING
- Matches
- 207
- Innings
- 205
- Runs
- 6704
- Average
- 35.28
- Strike rate
- 76.52
- High score
- 145*
- 100s / 50s
- 11 / 39
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 9
- Average
- 45.11
- Economy
- 6.15
- Strike rate
- 44
- Best figures
- 3/54
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 133 / 29
- Run-outs effected
- 28
CAREER IN BRIEF
Brendan Taylor played 207 ODIs for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2025. The first came against Sri Lanka at Queens Sports Club, with a score of 0, and the last against Sri Lanka at Harare Sports Club in 2025.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 3,774 runs at 39.7 in 101 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 145 not out from 136 balls against South Africa at Mangaung Oval in 2010, in a defeat. In all: 11 hundreds, 39 fifties.
At home the average was 39.2 across 96 ODIs; away it was 28.9 across 83 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Bangladesh: 1,508 runs at 29.0 in 56 ODIs. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 62 ODIs and 2,185 runs at 41.2. Brendan Taylor captained Zimbabwe in 37 ODIs, winning 9 and losing 28. The scorecards record 8 player-of-the-match awards. Zimbabwe won 44 of the ODIs Brendan Taylor played and lost 158.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 207 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145* | 136 | South Africa | Mangaung Oval | 2010 | Lost |
| 138 | 110 | India | Eden Park | 2015 | Lost |
| 138 | 124 | West Indies | Harare Sports Club | 2018 | Lost |
| 128* | 120 | New Zealand | Harare Sports Club | 2011 | Lost |
| 125 | 121 | Afghanistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2018 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/54 | 7 | Bangladesh | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 2005 | Lost |
| 2/23 | 5 | Bangladesh | MA Aziz Stadium | 2005 | Lost |
| 1/6 | 2 | Pakistan | Multan Cricket Stadium | 2004 | Lost |
| 1/6 | 1 | West Indies | Providence Stadium | 2010 | Lost |
| 1/14 | 4 | England | Harare Sports Club | 2004 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 56 | 1,508 | 29.00 | 2/9 | 5 | 30.00 |
| South Africa | 22 | 587 | 29.35 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 22 | 573 | 28.65 | 1/1 | 1 | 20.00 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 776 | 43.11 | 1/7 | 1 | 29.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 16 | 500 | 33.33 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 12 | 342 | 31.09 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 404 | 44.89 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| India | 10 | 357 | 35.70 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 10 | 427 | 61.00 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 9 | 518 | 74.00 | 2/3 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 6 | 183 | 30.50 | 0/2 | 1 | 65.00 |
| England | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 76.00 |
| Bermuda | 2 | 153 | 76.50 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 2 | 122 | 61.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 62 | 31.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 46 | 46.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 96 | 3,291 | 39.18 | 5/20 | 2 | 76.00 |
| Away | 83 | 2,255 | 28.91 | 3/14 | 7 | 33.00 |
| Neutral | 28 | 1,158 | 41.36 | 3/5 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92 | 2,519 | 30.72 | 1/17 | 8 | 28.00 |
| 2010s | 101 | 3,774 | 39.73 | 9/21 | 1 | 182.00 |
| 2020s | 14 | 411 | 31.62 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | 62 | 2,185 | 41.23 | 4/12 | 2 | 54.50 |
| Queens Sports Club | 34 | 1,106 | 35.68 | 1/8 | 0 | – |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 15 | 322 | 21.47 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 7 | 330 | 55.00 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Queen's Park Oval | 5 | 253 | 63.25 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 5 | 207 | 41.40 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 2004 at Queens Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2025 at Harare Sports Club
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 6 February 1986
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 8,761
- Ducks
- 16
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 4th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 60.2
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 78.0
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 117.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 49.6
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 47.4
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 6,814 balls faced in that period.
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