Jerome Taylor

Jerome Taylor

Personal information
Born	(1984-06-22) 22 June 1984 St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut	20 June 2003 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	26 December 2015 v Australia
ODI debut	11 June 2003 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	21 March 2015 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2003–present	Jamaica
2007	Leicestershire
2011	Pune Warriors India
2012	Ruhuna Royals
2014–2015	Jamaica Tallawahs
2016–present	St Lucia Zouks
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA Matches 46 85 94 110 Runs scored 856 276 1,480 388 Batting average 12.96 8.90 11.84 9.94 100s/50s 1/1 0/0 1/1 0/0 Top score 106 43* 106 43* Balls bowled 7,757 4,143 14,596 5,312 Wickets 130 126 292 168 Bowling average 34.46 28.16 26.89 26.16 5 wickets in innings 4 1 14 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0 Best bowling 6/47 5/48 8/59 5/48 Catches/stumpings 8/– 20/– 21/– 25/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 July 2016

Jerome Everton Taylor (born 22 June 1984) is a Jamaican cricketer who plays internationally for the West Indies. In July 2016, he announced his retirement from Test cricket after giving 'formal notification' of his decision to retire. He played his last test in Sydney at the start of the 2016 year and was left out of the squad to play India.

Playing career

After just one match playing for Jamaica, he was called into the West Indian series for the final match against Sri Lanka in 2003. Taylor had been named the most promising fast bowler of the Carib Beer series of 2003, after picking up 21 wickets for a 20.14 run average, which included a haul of 8 for 59, Taylor's first ever ten-wicket match haul.

Taylor established himself in the ODI side with wickets during 2006, and was West Indies' leading wicket-taker during the DLF Cup in Malaysia, with eight wickets. He was selected for the 2006 Champions Trophy and after four wickets in the preliminary games against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.

Retirement After Playing A Huge Career, He Decided To Retire From International Test Cricket In July,2016.

Recognition

Taylor took a hat-trick in West Indies' opening group game against Australia, becoming the first West Indian to achieve such a feat in an ODI.

With 21 runs required and 14 balls remaining, Taylor had Michael Hussey (then ranked as the world's best ODI batsman) bowled for 13, then dismissed Brett Lee lbw on the next ball. That was the end of the over, but he returned to bowl the final over, bowling Brad Hogg to complete the hat-trick. Earlier, Taylor had bowled Ricky Ponting, the fourth-ranked batsman in the world, for 1, and he finished with four for 49, at the time his second-best ODI career figures.

And in the second Test against Pakistan in Multan in November 2006, he got 5 wickets in the first innings for 91 runs. Taylor joined English side Leicestershire for the end of the 2007 season as a replacement overseas player. His stay in county cricket being paid for by West Indies sponsors Digicel.

Throughout the year 2008, Jerome Taylor has evolved to become the West Indies' premier and most reliable fast bowler, who spearheads a fast bowling arsenal comprising Fidel Edwards, Daren Powell and allrounder Dwayne Bravo. Along with his accuracy and pace, Taylor is reasonably economical and currently has the best bowling average for both Test matches and ODIs in the West Indies team.

Taylor's batting aspect of the game continues to develop for the better. Many believe he has the ability to develop into a useful allrounder. This prospect was enhanced when Taylor scored his first ever First-class hundred, 106 batting at number 8 against New Zealand, in the Dunedin Test Match of December 2008 series.

International record

Test five-wicket hauls

#	Figures	Match	Opponent	Venue	City	Country	Year
1	5/50	7	India	Sabina Park	Kingston	Jamaica	2006
2	5/91	9	Pakistan	Multan Cricket Stadium	Multan	Pakistan	2006
3	5/11	23	England	Sabina Park	Kingston	Jamaica	2009
4	6/47	41	Australia	Sabina Park	Kingston	Jamaica	2015

One Day International five-wicket hauls

#	Figures	Match	Opponent	Venue	City	Country	Year
1	5/48	39	Zimbabwe	Queens Sports Club	Bulawayo	Zimbabwe	2007

International awards

Test cricket

Man of the match awards

• In this table Ct., refers to the Catches and St. refers to the Stumping

#	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	1st Test – West Indies in New Zealand Test Series	2008/09	1st Innings – 23-7-61-1; 106 (107 balls, 17x4, 3x6). 2nd Innings - DNB.	Drawn.
2	1st Test – England in West Indies Test Series	2008/09	1st Innings – 20-4-74-3; 8 (28 balls, 1x4). 2nd Innings - 9-4-11-5; DNB.	West Indies won by an innings and 23 runs.

One-Day International cricket

Man of the series awards

#	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	Sri Lanka in West Indies	2003	4 runs, 11 wickets. (5 Matches)	West Indies Won the series 3-1.

Man of the Match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	Zimbabwe	Antigua Recreation Ground, Antigua	29 April 2006	10-2-19-2; DNB	West Indies won by 5 wickets.
2	Zimbabwe	Antigua Recreation Ground, Antigua	30 April 2006	6 (4 balls, 1x4) ; 10-3-24-4	West Indies won by 98 runs.
3	Sri Lanka	Harare Sports Club, Harare	4 December 2007	9.5-1-18-3; DNB	West Indies won by 6 wickets.
4	Pakistan	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	7 December 2007	10-0-48-5; DNB	West Indies won by 5 wickets.

Twenty20 International cricket

Man of the match awards

#	Series	Date	Against	Match Performance	Result
1	West Indies in South Africa	16 December 2007	South Africa	3-1-6-3 ; DNB	West Indies won by 5 wickets.