Clare Taylor
MBE
Born
Clare Elizabeth Taylor

(1965-05-22) 22 May 1965 (age 58)
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Association football career
Position(s) Sweeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bronte
Liverpool Ladies
International career
1990– England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 118)17 November 1995 v India
Last Test22 August 2003 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 53)5 December 1988 v Ireland
Last ODI30 August 2005 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988–2006Yorkshire
2000/01Otago
2002/03–2010/11Otago
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WLA WT20
Matches 16 105 310 19
Runs scored 226 303 2,395 222
Batting average 16.14 8.65 18.42 22.20
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/5 0/0
Top score 43 29 65* 36*
Balls bowled 2,383 5,140 14,987 341
Wickets 25 102 294 14
Bowling average 40.44 23.95 24.09 27.28
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/38 4/13 4/5 3/32
Catches/stumpings 5/– 28/– 78/– 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 13 March 2021

Clare Elizabeth Taylor MBE (born 22 May 1965) is an English sportswoman, the first woman to have played on a World Cup team in both cricket and football.[1] She represented England at both cricket, as a member of the winning World Cup cricket team in 1993, and football (World Cup 1995). Taylor attended Moor End Academy, her name was previously on the athletics record board but it has since been removed.[2] Taylor was the first bowler for England to take 100 wickets in WODIs.[3]

She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours "for services to Cricket, Association Football, and to Hockey."[4]

Football career

Taylor began playing at age 11 and after answering a Women's Football Association advert in Shoot magazine, started playing for Bronte Ladies.[5] Her England debut came in a 2–0 defeat to Germany in Bochum on 16 December 1990.

When Bronte were relegated, Taylor moved to Knowsley United, joining in preference to the dominant Doncaster Belles because she wanted the challenge of playing for a developing club.[6] Taylor played for Knowsley United in the 1992–93 WFA Women's National League Cup final, at Wembley, and two months later in the Cricket World Cup final at Lord's.[7]

Knowsley United became Liverpool Ladies shortly after losing the 1994 FA Women's Cup Final to Doncaster Belles.[8] Taylor's team, Liverpool, were also beaten in the following two seasons' FA Cup finals, by Arsenal (1995)[9] and Croydon (1996)[10] respectively.

During her amateur sporting career, Taylor was employed by the Royal Mail, though she noted: "The amount of time I spend away on unpaid leave has got beyond a joke."[11] Although Taylor preferred football to cricket, she focused on cricket after being dropped from the England football team.[6]

She was allotted 82 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[12][13]

Cricket career

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One of the best bowlers in the women's game,[14] Taylor represented the England women's cricket team from 1988 until 2005, and was an England team member when they won the 1993 World Cup final at Lord's Cricket Ground against New Zealand.[7]

References

  1. ^ "England women's squad". BBC Sport. 18 January 2003. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  2. ^ Atkinson, Neil (13 July 2013). "The girls get their kicks". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Leading Ladies: First to 100 ODI wickets from each team". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ United Kingdom: "No. 55879". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 19 June 2000. p. 22.
  5. ^ Davies, Pete (1996). I Lost My Heart to the Belles. London: Mandarin. p. 295. ISBN 0-7493-2085-0.
  6. ^ a b "Clare Taylor Interview". Leeds: The Corridor of Uncertainty. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  7. ^ a b Henry Winter (28 August 1993). "Football diary: Music for penalty arias". The Independent. London. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  8. ^ Rudd, Alyson (25 April 1994). "Football: Belles bring class to bear: Doncaster dominate women's FA Cup final". The Independent. London. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  9. ^ "Spacey the difference for Arsenal". The Independent. London. 1 May 1995. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  10. ^ Sarah Forde (29 April 1996). "Croydon spot chance for first cup victory". The Times. London.
  11. ^ Baker, Andrew (24 December 1995). "Taylor takes pleasure in double delivery". The Independent. London.
  12. ^ "England squad named for World Cup". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  13. ^ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Clare Taylor Profile - Cricket Player England | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

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Bowlers who have taken 100 Women's ODI wickets
England squad – 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup runners–up
England squad – 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup – Champions (2nd title)
England squad – 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
England squad – 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup semi-finalists
England squad – 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup
England squad – 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup semi-finalists
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