Stafanie Taylor (West Indies Cricketer) News, Age, Records, Photos, Birthday, and More
Published on: Sep 17, 2018 6:23 pm IST|Updated on: Jul 19, 2019 1:08 pm IST
Stafanie Taylor
Stafanie Roxann Taylor is a Jamaican Cricketer and a captain of Windies Women Cricket Team. She started her first cricket tour at the age of 10 years. Taylor was a talented footballer but later realized, she’ll get more opportunities to travel the world with a carrier in cricket than in football. West Indies women had been the stepping stone of her life when she emerged into the international game.
Stafanie has represented the Windies team over 80 times since she debuted in ODI in 2008. She started her carrier in the West Indies team at the age of 17 and immediately became a key member of the team. She became the first player to achieve the number one (male or female) ODI ranking in both batting and bowling simultaneously in the year 2013.
Name: Stafanie Roxann Taylor
Nickname: Stafanie
Role: Allrounder
Physical Appearance
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Eye Colour: black
Hair Colour: black
Personal Life
Date of Birth: June 11, 1991
Age (as on July 2019): 28 years 1 month
Birth Place: Â Spanish Town, Jamaica
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Nationality: Jamaican
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College: NA
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Family
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Coach/Mentor: Hendy Springer
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Cricket Career
International Debut
ODI: Ireland Women v West Indies Women at Dublin, Jun 24, 2008
T20I: Ireland Women v West Indies Women at Dublin, Jun 27, 2008
Jersey Number: 7
Major Teams: Auckland Women, Trailblazers, West Indies Women
Records
Batting style:Â Right-hand bat
Bowling style:Â Right-arm off-break
Preferences
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Favourite Cricketers: Brian Lara, Chris Gilbert, Steven Smith and AB de Villiers
Boyfriend, Spouse and Children
Marital Status: single
Children: None
Awards and recognitions
- ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year – 2011
- ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year – 2012
- ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year – 2015
- MAN OF THE MATCH: ODI – 21, T20I – 18
- CAREER SPAN: [ODI, 2008 – 2019], [T20I, 2008 – 2019]
Controversies
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Lesser Known Facts
- She granted maiden Twenty20 victory on her debut for West Indies in 2008 tour of Europe.
- She was the first female cricketer to score a century and to take four wickets in an innings of a WODI.
- In 2009 Women’s Cricket World Cup, she was the best performer in both runs scored and wickets taken.
- In 2010 ICC Women’s Cricket Challenge, she was the standout performer and scored 390 runs.
- In 2018, she was named the captain of World Cup squad.