Brendan Taylor Cricket Player Profile

Brendan Taylor is a professional Cricket player representing New Zealand. Born on 1986-02-06 in Zimbabwe, they operate primarily as a Wicket-Keeper on the field. Over the course of their career, Brendan Taylor has featured for Zimbabwe, Kandy Royals, Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultans, Prime Bank Cricket Club, Mpumalanga, Nottinghamshire, Zimbabwe Select XI, World Giants, Mid West Rhinos, Northerns, Chittagong Kings, Dubai Giants, Wellington different teams, including national setups, top-tier domestic sides, and competitive franchise leagues. Known for their tactical execution and steady presence as a Wicket-Keeper, they remain an integral figure across all formats and tournaments they compete in.

Brendan Taylor is a Zimbabwean wicketkeeper-batter and former captain who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off-spin. An inventive stroke-player, he is particularly associated with upper cuts and ramp shots. He represented Zimbabwe across all formats and became one of the country’s most productive international batters, with notable achievements in both Tests and ODIs.

Profile

Taylor made his first-class debut for Mashonaland A and came into Zimbabwe’s senior side against Sri Lanka in 2004. He made his ODI debut on 20 April and his Test debut on 6 May that year. In 2007, his unbeaten 60 helped Zimbabwe defeat Australia in the ICC World Twenty20, and he also took on wicketkeeping duties for the national side.

Appointed Zimbabwe’s ODI captain in 2011, Taylor led the team back into Test cricket and scored a century in each innings against Bangladesh in his first match as captain. He returned to international cricket after his time away from the national side and was back in Zimbabwe’s Test team in 2025. His career figures include {TEST_RUNS} Test runs and {ODI_RUNS} ODI runs.

Records

Taylor became the first Zimbabwean batter to score centuries in consecutive ODIs, making 128 not out and 107 not out against New Zealand in October 2011.

His 433 runs at the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup set a Zimbabwe record for runs in a single World Cup.

Taylor’s 11 ODI centuries surpassed Alistair Campbell’s Zimbabwe record of seven (year not stated in the source).

In November 2018, Taylor became the first Zimbabwean batter to score a century in each innings of a Test on two occasions.

Taylor became Zimbabwe’s leading century-maker across all three international formats when he scored his 17th international century in October 2020.

FAQs

Which country did Brendan Taylor play for?

He represented Zimbabwe in international cricket.

What is Brendan Taylor’s batting style?

He bats right-handed and is also a right-arm off-spin bowler.

When did Brendan Taylor make his international debuts?

He made his ODI debut on 20 April 2004 and his Test debut on 6 May 2004, both against Sri Lanka.

What are Brendan Taylor’s career run totals in Tests and ODIs?

His career totals are {TEST_RUNS} Test runs and {ODI_RUNS} ODI runs.