Ross Taylor

Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor (born 8 March 1984), more commonly known as Ross Taylor, is a New Zealand cricketer and former national captain. He previously captained the New Zealand Under-19 side in youth internationals. Taylor has a highest List A score of 132* in the State Shield domestic one-day competition in 2003–04, and a first class best of 290 against Australia in the 2015–16 Trans-Tasman Trophy Test series. He currently plays for cricket franchise Delhi Daredevils in the IPL.

Personal life

Taylor is of part-Samoan descent, his mother being from Samoa and his father from New Zealand. Taylor was a hockey player before shifting his focus to cricket. Taylor and New Zealand women's cricketer Victoria Jayne Brown were married on 25 June 2011. They have a daughter named Mackenzie, who was born on 24 September 2011 and a son named Jonty who was born on 16 February 2014.

International career

He made his debut for the New Zealand team in international cricket on 1 March 2006, in a one-day match against the West Indies. He became the second male player of Samoan heritage to play for New Zealand after Murphy Su'a. Taylor's full name is Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor; however, some sources have inaccurately recorded his name as Ross Luteru Taylor. This is because Taylor grew up answering to both Luteru and Ross when playing cricket, and did not realise he needed to write down his full name for the official New Zealand Cricket records when he was asked to fill in a questionnaire at a first-class match early in his career.

Ross Taylor (disambiguation)

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Stuart Ross Taylor

Stuart Ross Taylor (born 26 November 1925) is a New Zealand-born geochemist and planetary scientist known for his studies of the geology of the Moon through lunar samples, the continental crust, tektites and the evolution of the Solar System. He is an emeritus professor and Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University in Canberra.

Honours and awards

5670 Rosstaylor is a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1985.

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Ross Taylor (rugby league)

Ross Henry Taylor is a New Zealand former rugby league player who represented his country.

Playing career

Taylor was a Junior Kiwi in 1976.

Taylor played for the Hornby club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition and was both a Canterbury and South Island representative. He first made the New Zealand Kiwis in 1985, touring Great Britain until he broke his arm. In 1987 he made his Test debut, playing in two matches; against Papua New Guinea and Australia.

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Ross Taylor (ice hockey)

Ross Croft Taylor (April 26, 1902 – May 3, 1984) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.

In 1928 he was a member of the University of Toronto Grads, the Canadian team which won the gold medal.

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