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Australia, I thought at one stage I might have been fairly close to it. I was hopeful of getting a game at one stage last season. When I look back at my career I will not have any regrets.
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Taylor's club form remained strong and he won the Ryder Medal in 1981–82 for the best player in the VCA games. He established himself in the
Victorian side in the 1982–83 season, making 771 runs at an average of 45.35. The following season he scored 1010 runs at 72.14, including a century against the
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African situation a fair bit before I decided to go. It's a very complex problem which certainly can't be fixed overnight. I have never toured and played against an international
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Michael Taylor was a right-handed batsman who debuted for the South
Melbourne Club in 1972–73. He made his first class debut in the 1977–78 season, making 75 and 107 against Queensland in his first game, but his subsequent form was inconsistent and he only played 5 more matches over the next two
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African rebels were banned from first class cricket in Australia for two seasons, being available for selection in 1987–88. However the Victorian players in particular found it difficult re-integrating into their old team.
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and myself went back to club cricket. But we knew the VCA wouldn't pick us. It was disappointing, we could've given a lot to the game at that stage; we weren't that old. But we were certainly shunned by the association."
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517:"Rod Marsh in PM's selection"
452:Taylor was also a successful
587:"The Home of CricketArchive"
559:"Easy decision, says Taylor"
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332:Michael David Taylor
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