Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
Pretty sure NZ were 211/5 at the end of the first day of the cricket world cup semi-final 2019.
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*Official* Ross Taylor's last series memorial thread
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thierry henry
International Coach
Reckon the cooked 2020 version of Taylor scoring 109*(84) to help us chase 350 against India is also an underrated innings. His last international century and a beauty against strong opposition.
Yep, great shout. In Howsie's defense, I felt similarly if not a slightly watered down version of that.
Isn't it so telling, that in terms of his ODI knocks there's only a couple of his 21 tons I can distinctly remember for their quality, but if you're talking Test ones I can rattle off Manchester, 2012 Sri Lanka, 2008 debut ton v England at Hamilton, the 290, 150 v India in combo with Jesse in around 09, the huge series v Windies in 2013 etc.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
But test centuries are more significant than ODI ones as a rule, so we remember them. We remember absolutely amazing ODI ones (his 181, and 131) if they are in big series or World Cups.
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
I remember off the top of my head: Taylor's 1st ODI hundred v SL in 2006, vs Australia in the 07 CH series at Eden Park, his merciless brutalisation of India during their 2014 tour when he got back to back hundreds to close out the 4-0 scoreline, his crazy batting during the ODI series v England in 2015. From 2016 to 2020 it becomes a bit of a blur - he clocked up 3000 runs at about 62 apiece. But obviously the 2018 ODI series v England stands out, where NZ got 2 wins and 1 narrow loss in the three games he played, but collapsed to massive defeats in the 2 games he missed, really emphasised just how vital a player he was to NZ's ODI success during that era.
RossTaylorsBox
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yeah think there was a period where he'd reliably get at least 40 in ODIs without it being noticeable.
Moss
International Captain
Here’s one mostly forgotten ODI knock (from that 2012 series in the Windies most of us have blocked from memory, lol):
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I recall this one because Taylor had sat out the first 3 ODIs and Sunil Narine was basically a cheat code against the NZ batting lineup through the tour. It was such a refreshing change to see him come in and score a century after watching the likes of Nicol, Flynn and Brownlie scratch around. One of the last reminders of how, before Williamson came of age, he practically carried the batting.
West Indies take series despite Taylor ton
New Zealand tour of United States of America and West Indies 2012, West Indies vs New Zealand Match Report: West Indies sealed their first ODI series win over a Test nation other than Zimbabwe and Bangladesh since April 2008, overcoming a heroic century from Ross Taylor
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I recall this one because Taylor had sat out the first 3 ODIs and Sunil Narine was basically a cheat code against the NZ batting lineup through the tour. It was such a refreshing change to see him come in and score a century after watching the likes of Nicol, Flynn and Brownlie scratch around. One of the last reminders of how, before Williamson came of age, he practically carried the batting.