Further development Claire Taylor

taylor batting against india in 2011.

taylor, , england, had difficult tour of sri lanka , india in late 2005; after winning 2 odis against sri lanka, england drew test against india , lost odi series 4–1. taylor scored 76 runs in 7 odi matches, , made scores of 5 , 3 in test. re-found batting form @ start of 2006 english cricket season, topping batting averages in 2006 super fours competition, scoring 2 centuries , 2 half-centuries in 6 matches sapphires.

facing touring indians later summer, taylor made small totals in first 2 appearances @ crease, scoring 10 in twenty20 match, , 32 in first innings of solitary test. reached fourth , final century in test match in second innings, scoring 115 runs put england potentially match winning position, though match finished draw. first game of odi series featured marylebone cricket club describe taylor s finest hour in england shirt . batting @ number three, taylor called upon early, after opening batsman edwards run out in third over. dropped twice in quick succession during innings, continued reach century 110 balls. having reached milestone, scored more rapidly , remained 156 not out @ end of innings, hitting 9 fours in 151-ball innings. score highest of taylor s odi career, , joint fourth-highest total in women s odi cricket. highest score made in odi match @ lord s either gender, passing 138 runs scored viv richards in 1979.

in women s quadrangular series hosted india in 2007, taylor england s best performer bat. despite side losing 6 of group matches, finished tournament second-most runs of player, totalling 346. scored half-centuries against each of other 3 teams competing—australia, india , new zealand—and scored unbeaten 113 in first match against australia. had relatively quiet domestic season in 2007, ranking sixth amongst run-scorers in super fours, having passed 50 runs once, , despite ranking second both runs scored , batting average in county championship, taylor scored 2 half-centuries in 5 appearances in competition. england started summer 4 twenty20 matches, 1 against south africa , 3 against new zealand, in taylor made 3 scores of 20 or more, did not reach half-century. in third odi against new zealand, scored sixth century in format, 110 runs came 133 deliveries, , wisden series report suggests scoring rate slow: new zealand chased down total in fewer 36 overs. in next match, taylor scored 72 england attempted chase down 240 runs win, bowled out 43 runs short. though made small totals in other 3 matches of series, taylor finished leading run-scorer in series, though new zealand s aimee watkins had superior batting average. performances on year august 2006 resulted in taylor being shortlisted icc women s cricketer of year award, alongside australia s lisa sthalekar , eventual winner, india s jhulan goswami. during voting period, taylor scored 3 centuries , 3 half-centuries in international cricket.

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