Clare Taylor

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Clare Taylor
MBE
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Born
Clare Elizabeth Taylor

(1965-05-22) 22 May 1965 (age 58)
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Association football career
Position(s) Sweeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Bronte
Liverpool Ladies
International career
1990– England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  118)17 November 1995 v  India
Last Test22 August 2003 v  South Africa
ODI debut(cap  53)5 December 1988 v  Ireland
Last ODI30 August 2005 v  Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam

One of the best bowlers in the women's game, [14] Taylor represented the England women's cricket team from 1988 until 2005, and was an England team member when they won the 1993 World Cup final at Lord's Cricket Ground against New Zealand. [7]

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  2. ↑ Atkinson, Neil (13 July 2013). "The girls get their kicks". Huddersfield Daily Examiner . Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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  6. 1 2 "Clare Taylor Interview". Leeds: The Corridor of Uncertainty. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  7. 1 2 Henry Winter (28 August 1993). "Football diary: Music for penalty arias". The Independent. London. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
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  11. ↑ Baker, Andrew (24 December 1995). "Taylor takes pleasure in double delivery". The Independent. London.
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  13. ↑ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Clare Taylor Profile - Cricket Player England | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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