Arch Taylor

Archibald Robert Taylor (born 26 November 1941) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Wellington in the 1960s and List A cricket for Auckland in the 1970s.^[1][2]

Arch Taylor

Personal information
Full name	Archibald Robert Taylor
Born	(1941-11-26) 26 November 1941 (age 83) Westport, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1963/64–1965/66	Wellington
1975/76–1978/79	Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 13 3 Runs scored 131 22 Batting average 11.90 11.00 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 Top score 50 19* Balls bowled 2730 168 Wickets 52 4 Bowling average 20.30 30.25 5 wickets in innings 3 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 6/47 2/35 Catches/stumpings 11/– 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 August 2022

Taylor was a promising right-arm fast-medium bowler who played 13 matches of first-class cricket for Wellington between 1963 and 1966 before his career was interrupted by injury.^[3] He resumed as a medium-pace bowler for a few one-day matches for Auckland in the 1970s.^[3] In his last match he took two wickets to help Auckland win the final of the Gillette Cup in December 1978.^[4] His best first-class figures were 6 for 47 in Wellington's two-wicket victory over Northern Districts in the 1965–66 Plunket Shield.^[5]