- Clare Taylor
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Not to be confused with Claire Taylor (born 1975), another cricketer.
Clare Taylor Personal information Full name Clare Elizabeth Taylor Date of birth 22 May 1965 Place of birth Huddersfield, England Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Playing position Sweeper Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† Bronte Liverpool Ladies National team 1990– England * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). Clare Taylor Personal information Full name Clare Elizabeth Taylor Born 22 May 1965
Huddersfield, EnglandBatting style Right-handed Role Bowler International information Test debut (cap 18) 17 November 1995 v India women Last Test 22 August 2003 v South Africa women ODI debut (cap 53) 5 December 1988 v Ireland women Last ODI 30 August 2005 v Australia women Domestic team information Years Team Yorkshire Career statistics Competition Tests ODI Matches 16 105 Runs scored 226 303 Batting average 16.14 8.65 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 43 29 Catches/stumpings 5/– 28/– Source: Cricinfo, 8 February 2011 Clare Elizabeth Taylor MBE (born 22 May 1965 in Huddersfield) is 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). She was awarded the MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2000 for her services to women’s sport. Taylor attended Moor End High School and still has her name on the athletics records board.
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.[2] 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, who became Liverpool Ladies shortly after losing the FA Women's Cup final to Doncaster Belles in 1994.[3] Taylor had joined Knowsley United in preference to the dominant Doncaster Belles because she wanted the challenge of playing for a developing club.[4]
Taylor's Liverpool were also beaten in the following two season's FA Cup finals, by Arsenal[5] and Croydon[6] respectively. In 1993 Taylor had played for Knowsley United in the FA Women's Premier League Cup final at Wembley and for England women's cricket team in the World Cup final at Lord's Cricket Ground.[7]
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."[8] Although Taylor preferred football to cricket, she focused on cricket after being dropped from the England football team.[4]
References
- ^ "England women's squad". BBC Sport. 18-01-2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/2671985.stm#clare. Retrieved 13-02-2011.
- ^ Davies, Pete (1996). I Lost My Heart To The Belles. London: Mandarin. p. 295. ISBN 0749320850.
- ^ Rudd, Alyson (25-04-1994). "Football: Belles bring class to bear: Doncaster dominate women's FA Cup final". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-belles-bring-class-to-bear-doncaster-dominate-womens-fa-cup-final-1372475.html. Retrieved 14-10-2010.
- ^ a b "Clare Taylor Interview". Leeds: The Corridor of Uncertainty. 14-04-2007. http://www.cricketnetwork.co.uk/main/s531/st114807.htm. Retrieved 08-02-2011.
- ^ "Spacey the difference for Arsenal". London: The Independent. 1-05-1995. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/spacey-the-difference-for-arsenal-1617806.html. Retrieved 14-10-2010.
- ^ Sarah Forde (29-04-1996). "Croydon spot chance for first cup victory". London: The Times.
- ^ Henry Winter (28-08-1993). "Football diary: Music for penalty arias". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-diary-music-for-penalty-arias-1463952.html. Retrieved 08-02-2011.
- ^ Baker, Andrew (1995-12-24). "Taylor takes pleasure in double delivery". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/taylor-takes-pleasure-in-double-delivery-1527270.html.
External links
Bowlers who have taken 100 Women's ODI wickets 
Cathryn Fitzpatrick (180) • 
Neetu David (141) • Jhulan Goswami (135) • Lisa Sthalekar (130) • 
Clare Taylor (102) • Isa Guha (100)England squad – 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup 
• 2 Brittin • 3 Cassar • 4 Connor • 5 Daniels • 6 Edwards • 7 Leng • 8 Metcalfe • 9 Newton • 10 Nicholson • 11 Plimmer • 12 Redfern • 13 Reynard • 14 Taylor
England squad – 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup England squad – 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup Categories:- 1965 births
- Living people
- English women cricketers
- England women Test cricketers
- England women One Day International cricketers
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Otago Sparks cricketers
- Yorkshire cricketers
- People from Huddersfield
- English women's footballers
- England women's international footballers
- FA Women's Premier League players
- Liverpool L.F.C. players
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