Former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor comes out of retirement to play for Samoa
Ross Taylor comes out of retirement to play for Samoa
05 Sep 2025
2 MinRoss Taylor
New Zealand
Current Series
Full Name
Ross Taylor
Nationality
New Zealand
Other Name
Ross Taylor
Role
Batter
Birth Date
08 Mar 1984 (42y 1d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Off Break
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 112 | 196 | 24 | 7683 | 290 | 44.66 | 12957 | 59.29 | 19 | 35 |
| odi | 236 | 220 | 39 | 8607 | 181 | 47.55 | 10330 | 83.32 | 21 | 51 |
| t20i | 106 | 97 | 22 | 1954 | 63 | 26.05 | 1611 | 121.29 | -- | 7 |
| t20 | 302 | 284 | 68 | 6604 | 111 | 30.57 | 5062 | 130.46 | 1 | 33 |
| fc | 192 | 323 | 27 | 12369 | 290 | 41.78 | -- | 0 | 27 | 65 |
| list a | 317 | 300 | 47 | 11395 | 181 | 45.03 | -- | 0 | 26 | 74 |
| t10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 83 | 33 | 16.60 | 49 | 169.39 | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 112 | 8 | 16.30 | 48 | 3 | 2/4 | 16 | 2.9 | 33 | -- | -- |
| odi | 236 | 4 | 7.00 | 35 | -- | -- | 0 | 5 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 106 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 302 | 15 | 31.00 | 280 | 8 | 3/28 | 35 | 9.03 | 23.2 | -- | -- |
| fc | 192 | -- | 114.30 | 378 | 7 | 2/4 | 54 | 3.3 | 98.1 | -- | -- |
| list a | 317 | -- | 53.00 | 242 | 3 | 1/13 | 80.66 | 4.56 | 106 | -- | -- |
| t10 | 10 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW vs GT | 2 | 01 Feb 2026 | Verna, Goa | t20 |
| GT vs RL | 28 | 31 Jan 2026 | Verna, Goa | t20 |
| GT vs MT | 25 | 29 Jan 2026 | Verna, Goa | t20 |
| PP vs GT | 41* | 27 Jan 2026 | Verna, Goa | t20 |
| SAM vs JPN | 22 | 12 Oct 2025 | Al Amarat | t20i |
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