New Zealand players and officials - select an initial letter: A -
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U -
V -
W -
Y -
Z
Full name Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor
Born March 8, 1984, Lower Hutt, Wellington
Current age 24 years 120 days
Major teams New Zealand,Australian Capital Territory,Bangalore Royal Challengers,Central Districts,Central Districts Under-19s,New Zealand Under-19s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
8
16
1
597
154*
39.80
969
61.60
2
3
89
5
12
0
ODIs
45
41
8
1179
128*
35.72
1391
84.75
2
6
118
25
28
0
T20Is
13
12
1
196
62
17.81
153
128.10
0
1
11
12
11
0
First-class
50
83
3
3060
217
38.25
7
16
48
0
List A
87
83
12
2763
132*
38.91
6
17
52
0
Twenty20
25
24
2
721
111*
32.77
410
175.85
1
3
58
47
14
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
8
1
20
10
0
-
-
-
3.00
-
0
0
0
ODIs
45
3
30
32
0
-
-
-
6.40
-
0
0
0
T20Is
13
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
50
590
326
4
2/34
2/58
81.50
3.31
147.5
0
0
0
List A
87
306
239
3
1/13
1/13
79.66
4.68
102.0
0
0
0
Twenty20
25
6
108
163
7
3/28
3/28
23.28
9.05
15.4
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Nov 8-11, 2007 scorecard
Last Test
England v New Zealand at Nottingham, Jun 5-8, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
New Zealand v West Indies at Napier, Mar 1, 2006 scorecard
Last ODI
Scotland v New Zealand at Aberdeen, Jul 3, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Dec 22, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
England v New Zealand at Manchester, Jun 13, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2002/03
Last First-class
England v New Zealand at Nottingham, Jun 5-8, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2002/03
Last List A
Scotland v New Zealand at Aberdeen, Jul 3, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Central Districts v Canterbury at Napier, Jan 22, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
England v New Zealand at Manchester, Jun 13, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Ross Taylor could be just what New Zealand need in the wake of the mass of departures from their batting line-up: an aggressive top-order batsman capable of taking up the challenge to world-class attacks. He made a flying start to the domestic 2005-06 season, with three centuries, and was soon in his country's limited-overs side. In only his third match, Taylor hammered a superb 128 against Sri Lanka at Napier and he followed it up with 84 at better than a run a ball in his first ODI outside New Zealand, at Hobart against Australia in January 2007. But in both matches he suffered from cramps and would be keen to eradicate that problem as he strives for more lengthy innings. He scores heavily from the pull and from slog-sweeping the spinners and his free-flowing game has made him a hit with crowds. Taylor had a disappointing World Cup with one exception - he made 85 in New Zealand's comprehensive victory over Kenya - and his other five innings yielded only 22 runs. Given New Zealand's lack of Tests it wasn't until the 2007-08 tour of South Africa that Taylor made his debut and he struggled against the extra bounce. Back at home he was dropped against Bangladesh, but return in style against England with his maiden century, 120, at Hamilton and then followed that with a memorable 154 at Old Trafford, confirming he now carries New Zealand's batting hopes.
Brydon Coverdale June 2008
