Ross Taylor

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	Tests	ODIs
Ross Taylor New Zealand (NZ)

Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm offbreak
Matches	-	20
Runs scored	-	684
Batting average	-	40.23
100s/50s	-/-	2/3
Top score	-	128*
Balls bowled	-	2
Wickets	-	0
Bowling average	-	N/A
5 wickets in innings	-	0
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	0/16
Catches/stumpings	-/-	14/-
As of March 20, 2007 Source: Cricinfo.com

Ross Luteru Taylor (born 8 March 1984 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a cricketer. He has captained the New Zealand Under-19 side in youth internationals. Taylor has scored 132* in the State Shield in 2003-2004, and 184 in the State Championship in 2004-2005.

[edit] International career

He made his debut appearance for the New Zealand team in international cricket on 1 March 2006, in a one-day match against the West Indies. He became the second male player of Samoan heritage to play for New Zealand after Murphy Su'a.[1]

Taylor has been a dominant batsman on the domestic scene for the past couple of seasons. He is a clean striker of the ball, and an effective off-break bowler. Taylor scored his maiden one day century in front of a delighted crowd in Napier, playing against Sri Lanka on December 28, 2006. Unluckily for him, New Zealand were comprehensively beaten in that game, his innings aside. He also suffered dehydration and required a short hospital trip during the second innings. Taylor hit 84 against Australia in their opening game in the 2007 Commonwealth Bank series.

Taylor's full name is Luteru Ross Poutua Taylor, however sources have inaccurately recorded his name as Ross Luteru Taylor. This is because Taylor has grown up answering to both Luteru and Ross in cricket and did not realise he needed to write down his full name for the official New Zealand Cricket records when he was asked to fill in a questionnaire at a first-class match early in his career.

[edit] Memorable moments

His first ODI century came Vs Sri Lanka on the 28th December 2006. He scored 128* off 133 balls. The innings included 12 fours and 6 sixes.

Ross Taylor scored his second century in his ODI career on the 18th of Feburary 2007 vs the #1 ranked team in the world, Australia. He scored 117, the 2nd highest score by a New Zealander against Australia, to prove even more that he is a big prospect for the future.