Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Hedley Brian Taber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales | 29 April 1940||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 21 July 2023 Bayview, New South Wales | (aged 83)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National side |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Test debut (cap 240) | 23 December 1966 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 5 March 1970 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1964/65–1973/74 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 28 August 2019 |
Hedley Brian Taber (29 April 1940 – 21 July 2023) was an Australian cricketer who played in 16 Test matches as a wicket-keeper from 1966 to 1970. He represented New South Wales in domestic cricket.[1]
Taber played 129 first-class matches with a career batting average of 18.01, a highest test score of 48, and a highest first-class score of 109.[2] He retired from first-class cricket in 1974.[3]
Taber remained involved in cricket, as both a coach and administrator for the New South Wales and national Under-19 teams. The best player award at the national Under-19 championships is named after Taber.[4] He was inducted into the NSW Cricket Hall of Fame.
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search