Dan Taylor (cricketer)

Not to be confused with Don Taylor (cricketer).

Daniel Taylor (9 January 1887 – 24 January 1957) was a South African cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1914.^[1]

Dan Taylor

Personal information
Born	(1887-01-09)9 January 1887 Durban, Natal
Died	24 January 1957(1957-01-24) (aged 70) Durban, Natal, South Africa
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut	14 February 1914 v England
Last Test	27 February 1914 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1907/08–1919/20	Natal
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 2 11 Runs scored 85 394 Batting average 21.25 21.88 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 Top score 36 65 Balls bowled – 96 Wickets – 2 Bowling average – 33.50 5 wickets in innings – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 1/17 Catches/stumpings 0/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 December 2019

A left-handed middle-order batsman, Dan Taylor was the older brother of the South African Test captain Herbie Taylor. He played in two Test matches under his brother's captaincy during England's 1913–14 tour of South Africa, scoring 36 in each innings of his first game, but failing in the other match.^[2]

Taylor had a spasmodic first-class cricket career, appearing in only 11 matches over a 12-year period, and playing regularly for Natal only in 1912–13 and just once the following season. He passed 50 runs in an innings only once in his career.^[3]