Ross Taylor – Profile, Stats & Recent Form

Personal details

Full nameLuteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor

Born8 Mar 1984

Age42 Years

NationalityNew Zealand

RoleMiddle-order Batsman, Right-handed Batsman, Right-arm off break Bowler

BattingRight Hand Bat

BowlingRight Arm Off Break

Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Career at a glance

Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Econ
Test	112	7683	44.66	59.29	3	2.9
ODI	236	8607	47.55	83.32	0	5
T20I	106	1954	26.05	121.29	0	0
T20	302	6604	30.57	130.46	8	9.03
List A	317	11395	45.03	0	3	4.56
First-class	192	12369	41.78	0	7	3.3
T10	10	83	16.60	169.39	0	–

Debuts

TestSouth Africa vs New Zealand, Johannesburg8 Nov 2007

ODINew Zealand vs West Indies, Napier1 Mar 2006

T20I New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Wellington 22 Dec 2006

First ClassNew Zealand vs Bangladesh, Christchurch 15 Dec 2022

List A Central D vs Auckland, New Plymouth3 Feb 2023

T20Central D vs Canterbury, Napier 22 Jan 2006

Family

RelationsVictoria Jayne Brown (Spouse), Mackenzie Taylor (Daughter), Jonty Taylor (Son)

Batting

Format	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Test	112	196	24	7683	290	44.66	12957	59.29	19	35	932	55	163
ODI	236	220	39	8607	181	47.55	10330	83.32	21	51	713	147	142
T20I	106	97	22	1954	63	26.05	1611	121.29	0	7	123	72	49
T20	302	284	68	6604	111	30.57	5062	130.46	1	33	445	317	126
List A	317	300	47	11395	181	45.03	0	0	26	74	0	0	195
First-class	192	323	27	12369	290	41.78	0	0	27	65	0	0	249
T10	10	7	2	83	33	16.60	49	169.39	0	0	5	7	4

Bowling

Format	M	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ
Test	112	8	16.3	48	3	2/4	16	2.9
ODI	236	4	7	35	0	–	0	5
T20	302	15	31	280	8	3/28	35	9.03
List A	317	0	53	242	3	1/13	80.66	4.56
First-class	192	0	114.3	378	7	2/4	54	3.3

By tournament

Tournament	M	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	Wkts	Econ
Indian Premier League	55	1017	81	25.43	123.72	0	12.00
Caribbean Premier League	44	841	70	24.74	105.26	0	–
ICC Men's T20 World Cup	28	543	62	27.15	128.07	0	–
The Ford Trophy	16	398	111	33.17	117.75	0	–
Plunket Shield	8	398	90	33.17	73.84	0	–
Super Smash Men's	40	1393	111	35.72	169.26	9	8.55
Vitality Blast	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
County Championship	16	984	146	39.36	68.14	0	–
English One Day Cup	11	348	58	34.80	89.92	0	–
ICC Champions Trophy	11	281	72	28.10	67.39	0	–
ICC Cricket World Cup	33	1002	131	37.11	74.00	0	–

Against teams

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50
India	13	349	54	34.90	129.26	2
Sri Lanka	16	342	62	22.80	114.77	2
England	19	321	44	18.88	122.99	0
Pakistan	17	305	42	27.73	134.96	0
West Indies	11	254	63	28.22	119.25	2
South Africa	5	111	62	22.20	116.84	1
Australia	7	110	43	22.00	100.00	0
Bangladesh	3	70	28	35.00	114.75	0
Zimbabwe	1	8	8	8.00	160.00	0

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50	100
England	34	1424	181	49.10	83.27	5	5
India	34	1385	112	47.76	84.76	8	3
Pakistan	25	1071	131	63.00	82.77	7	3
Bangladesh	24	1010	107	59.41	85.38	8	2
Australia	29	1007	117	34.72	78.61	6	2
Sri Lanka	29	881	137	33.88	81.12	5	2
West Indies	17	705	110	54.23	83.04	4	1
South Africa	13	387	102	35.18	71.67	2	1
Zimbabwe	3	242	119	121.00	92.02	0	2
Ireland	3	168	59	84.00	113.51	3	0
Afghanistan	2	72	48	72.00	77.42	0	0

Bowling vs	Inn	Runs	Avg	Econ	SR
Australia	1	16	–	8.00	–
Bangladesh	2	5	–	1.67	–
England	1	14	–	7.00	–

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50	100
England	35	1272	154	41.03	59.25	8	3
West Indies	23	1136	217	59.79	54.51	3	4
Australia	24	999	290	43.43	67.05	3	2
Pakistan	26	999	104	41.63	59.04	8	2
India	31	890	151	30.69	56.19	1	3
Sri Lanka	22	770	142	36.67	57.68	4	1
Bangladesh	16	746	200	49.73	67.03	5	1
Zimbabwe	6	638	173	212.67	60.99	3	3
South Africa	13	233	48	23.30	50.00	0	0

Bowling vs	Inn	Wkts	Runs	Avg	Econ	SR
India	5	2	33	16.50	2.83	35.00
Bangladesh	2	1	5	5.00	3.33	9.00
South Africa	1	0	10	–	3.00	–

Last 10 innings · batting

21vs NC

23vs GD

9vs UPBS

2vs DW

28vs RL

25vs MT

41*vs PP

22vs JPN

1vs PNG

22vs OMA

T20 vs NC6 Jun 2026 · b A Sakuja 21(23) T20 vs GD4 Jun 2026 · c A Antriksh b Y Chaudhary 23(16) T20 vs UPBS3 Jun 2026 · b J Blackwood 9(11) T20 vs DW1 Feb 2026 · runout ( (sub YV Takawale )) 2(2) T20 vs RL31 Jan 2026 · c B Cutting b P Awana 28(23) T20 vs MT29 Jan 2026 · lbw b PM Siddle 25(15) T20 vs PP27 Jan 2026 · Not out 41*(26) T20I vs JPN12 Oct 2025 · c RS Thomas b D Suzuki 22(19) T20I vs PNG9 Oct 2025 · Retired hurt 1(4) T20I vs OMA8 Oct 2025 · lbw b HA Shah 22(28)

Last 2 innings · bowling

0/6vs SA-L

1/0vs BAN

T20 vs SA-L12 Sep 2022 0/6 Test vs BAN8 Jan 2022 1/0

About Ross Taylor

Ross Taylor Biography

Ross Taylor is a New Zealand cricketer, born on 8th March 1984 in Lower Hutt, Wellington. Taylor is a right-handed middle order batsman and bowls occasional right-arm offbreak.

Ross Taylor holds the record of having the most number of centuries scored by a New Zealander.

Background

Ross Taylor captained the New Zealand U19 team during his youth international days. He made his debut for state side Central Districts in the 2002-03 season.

He made a fantastic start to the 2005-06 season with three tons and was soon making his international debut as a culmination to that form.

Debut

Taylor made his ODI debut against West Indies at Napier in 2006 where he managed only 15 runs. He scored 128* in his third game against Sri Lanka but remained largely inconsistent during the early days of his career.

He made his T20I debut against Sri Lanka later in 2006 and scored 21. A year later, Taylor was picked to represent his country in Test matches against South Africa at Johannesburg. He managed 15 in the second innings after not getting to bat in the first innings.

Rise to Glory

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup is regarded as the turning point in Ross Taylor’s career. He scored 324 runs in the tournament and formed the backbone of the Kiwi batting line up. He scored 131* against Pakistan at Pallekele where he steered his team from 175/5 to 302/7.

In 2013, Ross Taylor scored 217* in a test against West Indies at Dunedin. It was his first double hundred and he shared an important 195-run partnership with Brendon McCullum.

The most important knock of Taylor’s career is undoubtedly the 290 he scored against Australia at Perth in 2015. Chasing Australia’s mammoth first innings score of 559/9, Ross came to the crease at 87/2 and put together a 265-run partnership with Kane Williamson to salvage a lead in the match.

Low Points

After Ross Taylor’s performance in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, he was expected to play a big role in the next World Cup co-hosted by New Zealand. He scored only 221 runs in 9 matches at an average of 31.57 as New Zealand reached the final. He scored 40 in the final, departing with the score at 150/4.

Club Career

Taylor has represented a number of franchises in different countries throughout his career. He has represented Royal Challengers Bangalore, Pune Warriors India, Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.

He played for the Victorian Bushrangers in the 2009-10 KFC T20 Big Bash. In the 2009-10 HRV Cup Final, he scored 80 off 30 balls as his side Central Stags went onto win the tournament.

Taylor has also appeared for Durham and Sussex in the English county.

Captaincy

Taylor captained his country for the first time against Australia at Napier in 2010 when Daniel Vettori had to pull out. He top-scored with 70 as New Zealand won the game.

He was appointed as captain on a permanent role for the tri series in Sri Lanka after both Vettori and McCullum opted out. He led his country for two years before it was brought to an end by a strenuous relationship with new coach Mike Hesson.

Taylor's Record in Numbers

Ross Taylor is the first New Zealander to have centuries against all Test playing nations in ODIs and the sixth overall.

He is only the fourth batsman in the history of the game to have scored a century on his birthday.

Ross also holds the record for scoring the most number of centuries in Tests for New Zealand jointly with Martin Crowe and Kane Williamson.

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