Men's cricket

BRM Taylor

Brendan Ross Murray TaylorZimbabwe · Wicketkeeper Batter · Right-hand bat · Off breakFirst match in the data 20 Apr 2004 · last 17 Oct 2026 · Men's Test ball-by-ball coverage since 19 Dec 2001

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Career by format

Only matches with ball-by-ball records are counted.

Career by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100/50	Balls	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	5w
Test (shown below)	31	61	4	2,128	171	37.33	57.40	6/10	–	–	–	–	–	–
ODI	167	166	9	5,282	145*	33.64	75.40	10/28	258	4	1/6	69.25	6.44	0
T20I	51	49	7	1,140	123	27.14	124.18	1/6	–	–	–	–	–	–

Matches: 31Men's Test
Runs: 2,128avg 37.33 · SR 57.40 · 3,707 balls
100s / 50s: 6 / 10HS 171

Strengths and weaknesses

Measured against men's Test players with comparable samples. Strengths sit at or above the 70th percentile, weaknesses at or below the 30th.

How these are computed

Strengths(9)

Old ball (21-80)
Match phase · average
94th pct.
This split
51.37
Own baseline
38.00
Cohort median
30.08
94th percentile among comparable players
Old ball (21-80): average of 51.4, 13.4 above their average of 38.0 on all balls faced (+35%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 6% of comparable players (their median change: +1%) — 2556 balls faced.
2,556 ballsHigh confidence
Slow left-arm orthodox
Bowling type · average
92nd pct.
This split
69.80
Own baseline
38.00
Cohort median
31.70
92nd percentile among comparable players
Slow left-arm orthodox: average of 69.8, 31.8 above their average of 38.0 on all balls faced (+84%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 8% of comparable players (their median change: +2%) — 1058 balls faced.
1,058 ballsHigh confidence
Off break
Bowling type · strike rate
92nd pct.
This split
70.97
Own baseline
57.40
Cohort median
49.93
92nd percentile among comparable players
Off break: strike rate of 71.0, 13.6 above their strike rate of 57.4 on all balls faced (+24%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 8% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 589 balls faced.
589 ballsHigh confidence
Slow left-arm orthodox
Bowling type · strike rate
89th pct.
This split
65.97
Own baseline
57.40
Cohort median
47.74
89th percentile among comparable players
Slow left-arm orthodox: strike rate of 66.0, 8.6 above their strike rate of 57.4 on all balls faced (+15%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 11% of comparable players (their median change: -4%) — 1058 balls faced.
1,058 ballsHigh confidence
Settling in (balls 16-40)
Stage of innings · balls per dismissal
87th pct.
This split
91.50
Own baseline
66.20
Cohort median
61.01
87th percentile among comparable players
Settling in (balls 16-40): balls per dismissal of 92, 25 above their balls per dismissal of 66 on all balls faced (+38%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 13% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 915 balls faced.
915 ballsHigh confidence
At home
Home or away · average
84th pct.
This split
47.06
Own baseline
38.00
Cohort median
30.32
84th percentile among comparable players
At home: average of 47.1, 9.1 above their average of 38.0 on all balls faced (+24%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 16% of comparable players (their median change: +6%) — 2747 balls faced.
2,747 ballsHigh confidence
Old ball (21-80)
Match phase · strike rate
83rd pct.
This split
60.29
Own baseline
57.40
Cohort median
49.33
83rd percentile among comparable players
Old ball (21-80): strike rate of 60.3, 2.9 above their strike rate of 57.4 on all balls faced (+5%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 17% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 2556 balls faced.
2,556 ballsHigh confidence
Bangladesh
Opposition · average
82nd pct.
This split
64.29
Own baseline
38.00
Cohort median
38.87
82nd percentile among comparable players
Bangladesh: average of 64.3, 26.3 above their average of 38.0 on all balls faced (+69%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 18% of comparable players (their median change: +22%) — 1891 balls faced.
1,891 ballsHigh confidence
Right-arm medium
Bowling type · average
91st pct.
This split
102.00
Own baseline
38.00
Cohort median
36.41
91st percentile among comparable players
Right-arm medium: average of 102.0, 64.0 above their average of 38.0 on all balls faced (+168%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 9% of comparable players (their median change: +3%) — 210 balls faced.
210 ballsLow confidence

Weaknesses(12)

New ball (1-20)
Match phase · average
1st pct.
This split
17.70
Own baseline
38.00
Cohort median
31.21
1st percentile among comparable players
New ball (1-20): average of 17.7, 20.3 below their average of 38.0 on all balls faced (-53%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 1% of comparable players (their median change: -9%) — 775 balls faced.
775 ballsHigh confidence
Away from home
Home or away · average
1st pct.
This split
24.00
Own baseline
38.00
Cohort median
29.28
1st percentile among comparable players
Away from home: average of 24.0, 14.0 below their average of 38.0 on all balls faced (-37%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 1% of comparable players (their median change: -4%) — 960 balls faced.

Percentile profile

Where each measure ranks among comparable players; 50 is the cohort median.

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Percentile profile
Measure	Value	Percentile	Balls
Run scoring (batting)	37.33	72	3,707
Scoring rate (batting)	57.40	77	3,707
Against pace (batting)	34.43	70	1,944
Against spin (batting)	41.57	70	1,763
Time at the crease (batting)	65.04	61	3,707
Boundary hitting (batting)	6.72	59	3,707
Strike rotation (batting)	68.90	85	3,707

Batting matchups

Against each bowling type and family, by phase of the innings, and by how long the batter has been in.

Bowling type
Bowling type	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Slow left-arm orthodox	1,058	698	10	69.80	65.97	65.7%	8.0%
Right-arm fast-medium	830	421	13	32.38	50.72	75.1%	6.9%
Off break	589	418	14	29.86	70.97	54.3%	6.1%
Right-arm fast	514	290	8	36.25	56.42	71.8%	6.8%
Right-arm medium	210	102	1	102.00	48.57	72.9%	4.8%
Left-arm fast-medium	199	80	3	26.67	40.20	78.4%	4.5%
Leg break	116	48	4	12.00	41.38	71.6%	4.3%
Left-arm fast	101	34	2	17.00	33.66	82.2%

Career by year

Runs in each calendar year; the table below has every figure and the innings behind it.

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Career by year
Year	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
2005	10	162	18.00	51.59	–	–	–	–
2011	6	358	71.60	61.09	–	–	–	–
2012	2	11	5.50	45.83	–	–	–	–
2013	10	469	52.11	48.45	–	–	–	–
2014	8	233	33.29	54.69	–	–	–	–
2017	6	101	16.83	41.91	–	–	–	–
2018	4

Recent form

The last innings in this format, next to the career figures.

Last 10 innings batting: 350runs, 10 dismissalsAverage 35.00 (career 37.33) · strike rate 70.85 (career 57.40) · 22 Feb 2020 to 28 Jun 2026

Recent batting innings

Recent batting innings
Date	Opposition	Runs	Balls	4s	Pos	Dismissal
28 Jun 2026	BangladeshHarare Sports Club	17	54	0	3	caught
7 Aug 2025	New ZealandQueens Sports Club, Bulawayo	7	12	1	2	caught
7 Aug 2025	New ZealandQueens Sports Club, Bulawayo	44	107	6	2	caught
7 Jul 2021	BangladeshHarare Sports Club	92	73	16

Dismissals

How they got out

57 dismissals

Caught3867%
Lbw1119%
Bowled59%
Run out24%
Caught and bowled12%

Dismissed by bowling type

56 dismissals where the bowler's type is known

Off break1425%

Measure

Value

Percentile

Balls

Run scoring (batting)

37.33

3,707

Scoring rate (batting)

57.40

3,707

Against pace (batting)

34.43

1,944

Against spin (batting)

41.57

1,763

Time at the crease (batting)

65.04

3,707

Boundary hitting (batting)

6.72

3,707

Strike rotation (batting)

68.90

3,707

Bowling type

Balls

Runs

Outs

Avg

Dot %

4s+6s %

Slow left-arm orthodox

1,058

698

69.80

65.97

65.7%

8.0%

Right-arm fast-medium

830

421

32.38

50.72

75.1%

6.9%

Off break

589

418

29.86

70.97

54.3%

6.1%

Right-arm fast

514

290

36.25

56.42

71.8%

6.8%

Right-arm medium

210

102

102.00

48.57

72.9%

4.8%

Left-arm fast-medium

199

26.67

40.20

78.4%

4.5%

Leg break

116

12.00

41.38

71.6%

4.3%

Left-arm fast

101

17.00

33.66

82.2%

Year

Inns

Runs

Avg

Bowl inns

Wkts

Bowl avg

Econ

2005

162

18.00

51.59

–

2011

358

71.60

61.09

–

2012

5.50

45.83

–

2013

469

52.11

48.45

–

2014

233

33.29

54.69

–

2017

101

16.83

41.91

–

2018

Date

Opposition

Runs

Balls

Pos

Dismissal

28 Jun 2026

BangladeshHarare Sports Club

caught

7 Aug 2025

New ZealandQueens Sports Club, Bulawayo

caught

7 Aug 2025

New ZealandQueens Sports Club, Bulawayo

107

caught

7 Jul 2021

BangladeshHarare Sports Club

Left-arm medium	90	37	1	37.00	41.11	80.0%	6.7%

Pace or spin
Pace or spin	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Pace	1,944	964	28	34.43	49.59	74.9%	6.3%
Spin	1,763	1,164	28	41.57	66.02	62.3%	7.1%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	2,556	1,541	30	51.37	60.29	67.3%	7.1%
New ball (1-20)	775	354	20	17.70	45.68	77.0%	5.9%
Second new ball (81+)	376	233	6	38.83	61.97	62.8%	5.6%

Type and phase
Type and phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Slow left-arm orthodox, Old ball (21-80)	843	548	6	91.33	65.01	65.7%	7.9%
Off break, Old ball (21-80)	484	357	9	39.67	73.76	53.1%	6.4%
Right-arm fast-medium, Old ball (21-80)	421	241	5	48.20	57.24	72.7%	7.8%
Right-arm fast, Old ball (21-80)	285	163	4	40.75	57.19	72.6%	7.7%
Right-arm fast-medium, New ball (1-20)	238	95	5	19.00	39.92	80.7%	5.9%
Right-arm fast-medium, Second new ball (81+)	171	85	3	28.33	49.71	73.1%	5.8%
Right-arm fast, New ball (1-20)	167	85	4	21.25	50.90	79.0%	7.2%
Right-arm medium, Old ball (21-80)	146	83	1	83.00	56.85	70.5%	6.2%
Left-arm fast-medium, Old ball (21-80)	129	46	0	–	35.66	80.6%	3.9%
Slow left-arm orthodox, New ball (1-20)	129	84	3	28.00	65.12	69.8%	8.5%
Leg break, Old ball (21-80)	116	48	4	12.00	41.38	71.6%	4.3%
Left-arm fast, Old ball (21-80)	90	29	1	29.00	32.22	82.2%	5.6%
Slow left-arm orthodox, Second new ball (81+)	86	66	1	66.00	76.74	59.3%	8.1%
Off break, New ball (1-20)	79	45	4	11.25	56.96	65.8%	6.3%
Right-arm fast, Second new ball (81+)	62	42	0	–	67.74	48.4%	1.6%

Stage of innings
Stage of innings	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Once set (40+ balls)	1,987	1,249	27	46.26	62.86	63.8%	6.5%
Settling in (balls 16-40)	915	530	10	53.00	57.92	72.0%	8.2%
New at the crease (first 15 balls)	805	349	19	18.37	43.35	77.9%	5.5%

Opposition
Opposition	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Bangladesh	1,891	1,093	17	64.29	57.80	67.1%	5.9%
New Zealand	605	353	9	39.22	58.35	70.9%	7.8%
Pakistan	346	185	8	23.13	53.47	72.3%	7.2%
West Indies	340	157	8	19.63	46.18	73.2%	5.6%
South Africa	247	135	8	16.88	54.66	70.0%	6.5%
Sri Lanka	242	188	4	47.00	77.69	65.3%	11.6%

Home and chase
Home and chase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
At home	2,747	1,600	34	47.06	58.25	68.4%	6.7%
Away from home	960	528	22	24.00	55.00	70.3%	6.7%

Batting position
Batting position	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
No. 2	359	175	5	35.00	48.75	77.2%	7.8%
No. 3	443	333	6	55.50	75.17	61.6%	9.7%
No. 4	2,671	1,499	36	41.64	56.12	68.5%	6.0%
No. 5	198	104	7	14.86	52.53	75.3%	8.1%

Innings
Innings	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Innings 1	1,363	688	19	36.21	50.48	71.4%	5.5%
Innings 3	1,026	657	20	32.85	64.04	67.5%	8.2%
Innings 2	674	361	11	32.82	53.56	70.2%	5.9%
Innings 4	644	422	6	70.33	65.53	64.4%	7.8%

Venue
Venue	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Harare Sports Club	1,948	1,151	20	57.55	59.09	67.3%	6.5%
Queens Sports Club	799	449	14	32.07	56.20	71.1%	7.4%
Shere Bangla National Stadium	541	316	4	79.00	58.41	68.0%	6.5%
Windsor Park	79	40	2	20.00	50.63	69.6%	6.3%
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium	71	25	2	12.50	35.21	73.2%	2.8%
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium	65	37	2	18.50	56.92	70.8%	7.7%
Kensington Oval	61	32	2	16.00	52.46	77.0%	8.2%

Bowler
Bowler	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Taijul Islam	274	174	2	87.00	63.50	66.4%	7.3%
Shakib Al Hasan	245	162	2	81.00	66.12	64.1%	7.8%
Robiul Islam	235	130	1	130.00	55.32	70.6%	6.4%
Enamul Haque jnr	147	86	1	86.00	58.50	61.2%	3.4%
Rubel Hossain	144	84	0	–	58.33	63.2%	2.8%
Mehedi Hasan Miraz	130	98	3	32.67	75.38	55.4%	8.5%
DL Vettori	106	46	1	46.00	43.40	73.6%	4.7%
CS Martin	96	71	2	35.50	73.96	70.8%	11.5%
L Embuldeniya	87	102	0	–	117.24	56.3%	19.5%
Sohag Gazi	77	40	1	40.00	51.95	55.8%	0.0%
Abdur Razzak	77	27	0	–	35.06	77.9%	2.6%
Junaid Khan	76	18	0	–	23.68	86.8%	3.9%
Khaled Ahmed	71	27	1	27.00	38.03	71.8%	1.4%
Mustafizur Rahman	70	24	0	–	34.29	81.4%	2.9%
SE Bond	65	32	2	16.00	49.23	80.0%	7.7%
D Bishoo	65	27	1	27.00	41.54	72.3%	4.6%
DL Piedt	64	42	2	21.00	65.63	56.3%	4.7%
Rahat Ali	63	18	1	18.00	28.57	82.5%	3.2%
JEC Franklin	61	25	1	25.00	40.98	77.0%	6.6%
Shafiul Islam	60	22	0	–	36.67	76.7%	3.3%

2020	6	215	35.83	71.67	–	–	–	–

2021	6	265	44.17	96.72	–	–	–	–

2025	2	51	25.50	42.86	–	–	–	–

2026	1	17	17.00	31.48	–	–	–	–

7 Jul 2021	BangladeshHarare Sports Club	81	92	12	1	3	caught

7 May 2021	PakistanHarare Sports Club	49	31	10	0	4	caught

7 May 2021	PakistanHarare Sports Club	9	16	2	0	4	caught

29 Apr 2021	PakistanHarare Sports Club	29	33	2	1	4	caught

29 Apr 2021	PakistanHarare Sports Club	5	29	0	0	4	caught

22 Feb 2020	BangladeshShere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur	17	47	1	1	4	caught

22 Feb 2020	BangladeshShere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur	10	11	1	0	4	bowled

27 Jan 2020	Sri LankaHarare Sports Club	67	75	8	1	4	lbw

27 Jan 2020	Sri LankaHarare Sports Club	62	62	10	1	4	lbw

19 Jan 2020	Sri LankaHarare Sports Club	38	58	5	1	4	caught

19 Jan 2020	Sri LankaHarare Sports Club	21	47	1	1	4	lbw

11 Nov 2018	BangladeshShere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur	106*	167	10	0	3	not out

11 Nov 2018	BangladeshShere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur	110	194	10	0	4	caught

3 Nov 2018	BangladeshSylhet International Cricket Stadium	24	25	4	0	3	caught

3 Nov 2018	BangladeshSylhet International Cricket Stadium	6	15	0	0	3	caught

Zimbabwe

2,747

1,600

47.06

58.25

68.4%

6.7%

Bangladesh

717

408

40.80

56.90

68.3%

6.4%

West Indies

140

18.00

51.43

72.9%

7.1%

South Africa

6.17

46.84

82.3%

8.9%

BRM Taylor

Career by format

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths(9)

Weaknesses(12)

Percentile profile

Batting matchups

Career by year

Recent form

Recent batting innings

Dismissals

How they got out

Dismissed by bowling type

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths(9)

Weaknesses(12)

Percentile profile

Batting matchups

Career by year

Recent form

Recent batting innings

Dismissals

How they got out

Dismissed by bowling type

Batting by context

Head to head with bowlers

Career by format

Men's Test analysis

Strengths and weaknesses

▲Strengths(9)

▼Weaknesses(12)

Percentile profile

Batting matchups

Career by year

Recent form

Recent batting innings

Dismissals

How they got out

Dismissed by bowling type

Strengths and weaknesses

▲Strengths(9)

▼Weaknesses(12)

Percentile profile

Batting matchups

Career by year

Recent form

Recent batting innings

Dismissals

How they got out

Dismissed by bowling type

Batting by context

Head to head with bowlers

Strengths(9)

Weaknesses(12)

Strengths(9)

Weaknesses(12)