|
Date |
Test |
Venue |
1st |
2nd |
Ct |
St |
Result |
| + |
01/12/78 |
1 |
Brisbane |
20 |
dnb |
5 |
0 |
won by 7 wickets |
| + |
15/12/78 |
2 |
Perth |
12 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
won by 166 runs |
| + |
29/12/78 |
3 |
Melbourne |
1 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
lost by 103 runs |
| + |
06/01/79 |
4 |
Sydney |
10 |
21* |
0 |
0 |
won by 93 runs |
| + |
27/01/79 |
5 |
Adelaide |
4 |
97 |
2 |
0 |
won by 205 runs |
| + |
10/02/79 |
6 |
Sydney |
36* |
dnb |
3 |
1 |
won by 9 wickets |
| + |
14/12/79 |
1 |
Perth |
14 |
15 |
6 |
1 |
lost by 138 runs |
| + |
04/01/80 |
2 |
Sydney |
10 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
lost by 6 wickets |
| + |
01/02/80 |
3 |
Melbourne |
23 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
lost by 8 wickets |
| + |
02/07/81 |
2 |
Lord's |
0 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
Match Drawn |
| + |
16/07/81 |
3 |
Leeds |
5 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
won by 18 runs |
| + |
30/07/81 |
4 |
Birmingham |
0 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
won by 29 runs |
| + |
12/11/82 |
1 |
Perth |
29* |
31 |
2 |
0 |
Match Drawn |
| + |
26/11/82 |
2 |
Brisbane |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
lost by 7 wickets |
| + |
10/12/82 |
3 |
Adelaide |
2 |
3* |
4 |
0 |
lost by 8 wickets |
| + |
26/12/82 |
4 |
Melbourne |
1 |
37 |
2 |
0 |
won by 3 runs |
| + |
02/01/83 |
5 |
Sydney |
0 |
28* |
2 |
0 |
Match Drawn |
Summary of above matches
| M | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | W | BB | Ave | 5w | Ct | St |
| 17 | 468 | 97 | 17.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | n/a | 0 | 54 | 3 |
Summary of all matches
| M | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | W | BB | Ave | 5w | Ct | St |
| 57 | 1156 | 97 | 16.28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-6 | n/a | 0 | 167 | 7 |
Bob is pictured above during the unforgettable 3rd Test at Headingley in July 1981. Taylor's significant role in the remarkable events that unfolded in that Test are often overlooked due to Ian Botham's heroics but the 4 catches that he took in Australia's 2nd innings proved to be absolutely vital. Those 4 catches were made up of Australia's first 3 batsman - John Dyson, Graeme Wood and Trevor Chappell - plus the 8th wicket to fall which was Geoff Lawson. Despite Botham's magnificent effort of 149 not out, Australia had been set 'just' 130 runs for victory and they looked to be cruising having at 56-1. That is, however, until Bob Willis took centre stage and, bowling like a man possessed, ripped through the Australian batting order to return the incredible figures of 15.1-3-43-8 and secure, surely, the most remarkable comeback in the history of Test match cricket. An interesting aside was that at one stage during the 4th day England were 500/1 to win the match and both Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh placed bets on them to do so!