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Ross Taylor is a former cricketer who represented the New Zealand national cricket team.[2] He has scored 19 centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test and 21 in One Day International (ODI) matches.[3][4] Taylor made his Test debut against South Africa at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, in November 2007.[5] His first century came four months later against England at the Seddon Park, Hamilton.[6] His highest score of 290 came against Australia at the WACA Ground, Perth in 2015.[7][8] Taylor has scored Test centuries at ten cricket grounds, including seven at venues outside New Zealand.[9][10] He has scored his nineteen Test centuries against eight different opponents and most of his centuries (four) have come against the West Indies.
Taylor made his ODI debut in March 2006 against West Indies at McLean Park, Napier.[11] His first century came in December 2006 against Sri Lanka at the same ground; he scored 128 not out in the match which New Zealand lost by seven wickets.[12] His highest ODI score of 181 not out came against England at the University Oval in March 2018.[13] Taylor's 102 not out (off 70 balls) against Pakistan in February 2015 is the fifth-fastest century by a New Zealander in ODIs.[14][15] He has not scored any centuries in Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[16][2] As of December 2019[update], Taylor is joint 16th in the list of century-makers in international cricket with 40, and the highest ranked New Zealander.[17]
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- ^ "New Zealand tour of South Africa, 1st Test: South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg". Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "England tour of New Zealand, 1st Test: New Zealand v England at Hamilton". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand tour of Australia, 2nd Test: Australia v New Zealand at Perth". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Ross Taylor – Highest score in Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Ross Taylor – Centuries at home venues". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Ross Taylor – Centuries at venues outside New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "West Indies tour of New Zealand, 4th ODI: New Zealand v West Indies at Napier". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 1st ODI: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Napier". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Ross Taylor – Highest score in ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand beats Pakistan to sweep one-day series". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Batting Records / Fastest Hundred". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Statistics – Statsguru – Ross Taylor – Twenty20 Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Records – Combined Test, ODI and T20I records – Batting records – Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2017.