Jerome Taylor

About Jerome Taylor

Jerome Everton Taylor (born 22 June, 1984 in St. Elizabeth) is a Jamaican born West Indian cricketer. He led the fast bowling attack comprising Dwayne Bravo, Daren Powell and Ian Bradshaw at the World Cup. The West Indies qualified for the 'Super 8' stage of this competition, but did not reach the semi-finals.

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, 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 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.

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Quotes

“ I can't wait to get on the deck. As a fast bowler, that's my thing, that's my job and I want to get into action. If there is any life in the wicket, it's a plus for us because back home in the Caribbean we are accustomed to very flat and low wickets. ”
In Australia are beatable: Taylor
“ To get Kevin Pietersen on a flat deck like this without getting much runs was a key wicket for us. ”
In Windies crush England by innings and 23 runs
“ It was a flat track so we just needed to bowl straight and let the ball do whatever it needs to do. ”
In Gayle glad to avenge 2004 defeat
“ How must I say? I don't think I have words to express my feelings right now. ”
In Taylor's century revives West Indies

Quotes about Jerome Taylor

“ I just can't believe for one moment that in the middle, with Jerome Taylor bowling at you, that you are thinking about anything else. ”
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