Cricket-Fading light, crowd pressure combine for Taylor-made farewell


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 11 Jan 2022

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC World Test Championship Final - India v New Zealand - Rose Bowl, Southampton, Britain - June 23, 2021 New Zealand's Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor celebrate after winning the ICC World Test Championship Final Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The stars were aligned for Ross Taylor's farewell to test cricket on Tuesday as fading light offered him the chance to bowl against Bangladesh and claim the final wicket that sealed New Zealand's series-levelling victory.

The 37-year-old signed off as New Zealand's most prolific test batsman with 7,683 runs, which include 19 hundreds, from 112 matches with an average of 44.66.

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