VD Taylor
1948-49 to 1949-50 · 15 matches for the club
Debut v St Kilda, 1948-49 (9 Oct 1948)Last game v North Melbourne, 1949-50 (15 Oct 1949)Player no. 285 to appear for the club
On this dayin 1948: 5 and 1/14 v Melbourne
15
Matches
36
Runs
9.00
Average
15*
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
31
Wickets
14.84
Bowling avg
4/16
Best
4
Catches
Season by season
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv St Kilda, 1948-49
- Highest score15*v Carlton, 1948-49
- Best bowling4/16v Collingwood, 1948-49
- Last matchMatch 15v North Melbourne, 1949-50
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 St Kilda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 75.00 | 1/34 |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 12.33 | 3/20 |
 Carlton | 1 | 15 | 15* | – | 4 | 4.00 | 4/16 |
 Essendon | 1 | 11 | 11* | – | 0 | – | 0/36 |
 Melbourne | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 14.00 | 1/14 |
 Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 3 | 3* | – | 2 | 20.00 | 2/40 |
 Richmond | 1 | 2 | 2* | – | 2 | 16.50 | 2/33 |
 Camberwell Magpies | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 4.00 | 4/16 |
 Footscray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 11.00 | 2/22 |
 Melbourne University | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 29.00 | 1/29 |
 Prahran | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 12.00 | 4/48 |
 Northcote | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 10.50 | 3/34 |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 17.33 | 3/52 |
Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.
Splits
By batting position
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15* | – | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11* | 11.00 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3.33 | 2 |
Batted most often at 11th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks3
- 1–93
- 10–192
- 20–290
- 30–490
- 50–990
- 100+0
3.2% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
Dismissals
- Caught2 · 50%
- Bowled1 · 25%
- Run out1 · 25%
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 2 | 2 | 26 | 15* | – | |
| In losses | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2.50 | 3 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 8 | 21 | 11.48 | 2.6 |
| In losses | 6 | 10 | 20.20 | 1.7 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11* | 8.00 | 1 |
| Batting second | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15* | 10.00 | 2 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3* | 1.50 | 20 | 13.15 | 4/16 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15* | – | 4 | 4.00 | 4/16 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 17.33 | 3/52 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | – | 2 | 16.50 | 2/33 |
| Albert Ground | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 14.00 | 1/14 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11* | – | – | – | 0/36 |
| University Oval | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 29.00 | 1/29 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0/17 |
Wickets taken
- Bowled16 · 52%
- Caught10 · 32%
- LBW5 · 16%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)9 · 29%
- Middle order (4–7)18 · 58%
- Lower order (8–11)4 · 13%
Best in a match: 4/16 v Collingwood, 1948-49. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 364th of 488 run-scorers
- 93rd of 298 wicket-takers
- 242nd of 525 for matches played
- 251st of 431 for catches
Among players of 1948-49 to 1949-50: 20th of 21 for runs, 8th of 17 for wickets, 18th of 21 for matches, 19th of 20 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 234th of 321 for runs, 52nd of 172 for wickets, 141st of 345 for matches, 159th of 279 for catches.
Played like…
- BW Walder1983-84 to 1984-85 · 13 m · 49 runs · 28 wkts
- Sherriff2009-10 to 2019-20 · 12 m · 34 runs · 22 wkts
- R Jones1921-22 to 1923-24 · 26 m · 109 runs · 47 wkts
- R Hodges1943-44 to 1945-46 · 22 m · 78 runs · 38 wkts
The careers nearest Taylor’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- CE Harvey · 15
- LV Straw · 15
- MR Harvey · 15
- RHW Liddicut · 15
- WL Jacobs · 15
- BT Considine · 14
- Ray Harvey · 14
- DHL Arnall · 11
- RJ Zimmer · 11
- MC Reid · 7
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down Honour in his name
1948-49: 1st XI Bowling
The arc
VD Taylor's best season with the bat was 1948-49: 36 runs from 8 innings at 9.00.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 15* | v Carlton, 1948-49 | Won |
| 11* | v Essendon, 1948-49 | Won |
| 5 | v Melbourne, 1948-49 | Lost |
| 3* | v South Melbourne, 1948-49 | Lost |
| 2* | v Richmond, 1948-49 | Lost |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4/16 | v Collingwood, 1948-49 | Won |
| 4/16 | v Carlton, 1948-49 | Won |
| 4/48 | v Prahran, 1948-49 | Won |
| 3/20 | v North Melbourne, 1948-49 | Won |
| 3/34 | v Northcote, 1948-49 | Won |
More splits
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3* | 1.50 | 20 | 13.15 |
| Away | 7 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 15* | 16.50 | 11 | 17.91 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
By day
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 13 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 11* | 7.00 | 25 | 16.88 |
| Weekday | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15* | 15.00 | 6 | 6.33 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 21.60 |
| Nov | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 | 7 | 12.14 |
| Dec | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3* | – | 2 | 20.00 |
| Jan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15* | – | 10 | 9.70 |
| Feb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11* | 11.00 | 7 | 18.57 |
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | St Kilda | 0 | 0/41 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1948-49 | Collingwood | dnb | 4/16 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1948-49 | Footscray | 0 | 2/22 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1948-49 | Melbourne | 5 | 1/14 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1948-49 | University | dnb | 1/29 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1948-49 |  North Melbourne | dnb | 3/20 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1948-49 | South Melbourne | 3* | 2/40 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1948-49 | Richmond | 2* | 2/33 & 0/0 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1948-49 | Prahran | dnb | 4/48 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1948-49 | Carlton | 15* | 4/16 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1948-49 | Northcote | dnb | 3/34 & 1/8 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1948-49 | Essendon | 11* | 0/36 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1948-49 |  Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 0 | 3/52 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1949-50 | St Kilda | dnb | 1/34 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1949-50 | North Melbourne | dnb | 0/17 | Something wrong? Tell us |