Daniel Taylor (9 January 1887 – 24 January 1957) was a South African

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er who played in two

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in 1914. A left-handed middle-order batsman, Dan Taylor was the older brother of the South African Test captain

Herbie Taylor Herbert Wilfred Taylor (5 May 1889 – 8 February 1973) was a South African cricketer who played 42 Test matches for his country including 18 as captain of the side. Specifically a batsman, he was an expert on the matting pitches which were ...

. 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. Taylor had a spasmodic

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career, appearing in only 11 matches over a 12-year period, and playing regularly for

Natal NATAL or Natal may refer to: Places * Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, a city in Brazil * Natal, South Africa (disambiguation), a region in South Africa ** Natalia Republic, a former country (1839–1843) ** Colony of Natal, a former British colony ( ...

only in 1912–13 and just once the following season. He passed 50 runs in an innings only once in his career.

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* 1887 births 1957 deaths South Africa Test cricketers South African cricketers Cricketers from Durban KwaZulu-Natal cricketers {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1880s-stub