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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 second Test against India at Kolkata in 1965, after being drafted into the playing XI at the last moment...

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 being thrown the new ball. Bert Sutcliffe scored 151 not out as the pair added a memorable 163, ea...

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 had fallen ill. After New Zealand were reduced to 233 for six, Taylor joined Bert Sutcliffe and add...

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 family had dealings with the bushranger no-one was ever supposed to know, especially when Thunderbolt’...