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Bruce Taylor, who got a ton & 5 wickets on debut vs India, no more ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Sat, Feb 6 2021 12:33 IST | ​ 0 Views   Bruce Taylor, who got a ton & 5 wickets on debut vs India, no more. Image Source: IANS News Wellington, Feb 6 : Former New Zealand all-rounder Bruce Taylor, who is the only player to have scored a century and taken a five-wicket haul on Test debut, died on Saturday at 77. The right-arm pace bowler, who batted left-handed, achieved the feat in the seco...

Taylor wasn’t picked for the first test on his spectacular first tour to India. He was a late callup on the morning of the second test when Barry Sinclair fell ill. His debut was before a 30,000-strong crowd, cramming every vantage point. In that cauldron, Taylor achieved his still-unmatched feat. Scoring a century and taking five wickets in an innings has been achieved only 32 times in test cricket, and just once by a debutant: B.R Taylor who hit 105 in 158 minutes then snared 5-86 after...

NZ legend Bruce Taylor, who scored ton and took 5 wickets in Test debut against India, passes away IANS Wellington: Former New Zealand all-rounder Bruce Taylor, who is the only player to have scored a century and taken a five-wicket haul on Test debut, died Saturday at 77. The right-arm pace bowler, who batted left-handed, achieved the feat in the second Test against India at Kolkata in 1965, after being drafted into the playing XI at the last moment to replace Barry Sinclair, who...

Photo: Uralla sign Thunderbolt the Bushranger, real name Fredrick Wordsworth Ward, was a taboo subject at home when I was a child. In my early teens I realised there was something my mother’s family didn’t want revealed and when I asked her, my mother refused to say more than, “It wasn’t Thunderbolt they shot.” How would she know, I thought, but there was no more and it took several years of digging around to find out the truth. The family secret You see, my mother’s maternal fami...