Sarah Jane Taylor

Sarah Jane Taylor is an English Cricketer, born on 20^th May 1989 in Whitechapel, London, England. She is a wicketkeeper-batsman best known for her free flowing stroke play. She comes down as an opening batsman in one day matches and as a middle order in Tests. She was also the crucial member of team England who retained the Ashes held in Australia in the year 2008.  Sarah also plays county cricket for Sussex.

Her accomplishments:-

• Scored 120 at a run-a-ball in the second ODI held at Chelmsford, surpassing Enid Bakewell’s 118 in 1973 as the highest individual score by an Englishwoman against Australia
• Taylor broke another record on 8^th August 2008, for the highest stand in women’s ODI cricket with a first wicket partnership with Caroline Atkins of 268 at the Lords against South Africa. She scored 129 runs in that match.
• Became the youngest woman cricketer to score 1000 runs in ODI on 1^st September 2008 after scoring 75 not out at Taunton against India
• Won the T20 "Women’s Cricketer of the Year" in 2012 and 2013
• "ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year" in 2014
• She was the 1^st Woman to be inducted in the Legends Lane at the Brington and Hove County Cricket Ground at Hove.
• Also the first woman to play men’s grade cricket in Australia. She appeared as a wicketkeeper for Northern Districts against Port Adelaide held at Salisbury Oval in South Australia’s premier men’s competition.