Ken Taylor (cricketer, born 1935), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ken Taylor (cricketer, born 1935)

English Test and County cricketer, footballer, artist

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1935

Place of Birth: Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football player, cricketer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Ken Taylor (cricketer, born 1935)

  • Ken Taylor (born Kenneth Taylor, 21 August 1935, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) is an English former cricketer, who played in three Tests for England from 1959 to 1964.
  • He also played first-class cricket for Yorkshire.
  • He was renowned as a good player of spin and was one of the best cover fielders of his generation, while his medium pace 'darts' broke many a stubborn partnership for his county captains, Vic Wilson and Brian Close.The cricket correspondent, Colin Bateman, commented that Taylor was, "a fine, straight-hitting batsman and brilliant fielder....
  • yet he never made full use of his bounteous abilities and was affected by nerves when the stakes were high".
  • Bateman added, "'A total enigma' was how one former team-mate described him".He was also a professional footballer in the winter, and later a professional artist.

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