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Peta Taylor
Personal information
Full name
Mary Isabella Taylor
Born (1912-07-11)11 July 1912
Wimbledon, Surrey, England
Died 22 March 1989(1989-03-22) (aged 76)
Monreith, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Nickname Peta
Bowling Right-arm medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
  • England (1934–1937)
Test debut (cap 9) 28 December 1934 v Australia
Last Test 13 July 1937 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition WTest WFC
Matches 7 12
Runs scored 31 58
Batting average 4.42 5.27
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 10* 17*
Balls bowled 627 1,148
Wickets 9 14
Bowling average 17.88 22.21
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/6 3/6
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 11 March 2021

Mary Isabella "Peta" Taylor, married name Mary Jager, (11 July 1912 – 22 March 1989) was an English cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in seven Test matches for England between 1934 and 1937, including the first ever women's Test match. She played domestic cricket for various composite XIs, as well as South Women.

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