Steven Taylor (American cricketer)

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Steven Taylor (American cricketer)

Steven Ryan Taylor (born November 9, 1993) is an American cricketer who has played for the United States national team since 2010. He is a left-handed batsman who often opens the batting and can bowl right-arm off spin. Early in his career he also kept wicket. He comes from a Jamaican background, born in Hialeah, Florida.

Early life
- Born in South Florida to Jamaican parents, Loveth and Sylvan Taylor.
- Trained by his father and mentor Mark Johnson, becoming the youngest player in the local SFCA Premier Division and one of the first teens to score big centuries in Florida youth cricket.

U-19 and international career
- Represented the United States at the Under-19 level, including the 2010 ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand, as a wicketkeeper-batsman.
- Played for the USA in World Cricket League events and the World Twenty20 Qualifier, helping the team gain promotion and achieve notable results.
- In 2013, Taylor scored two centuries in the ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Twenty20 Division One tournament (101 vs Bermuda and 127* vs Cayman Islands) and finished as a top run-scorer in Division Three later that year.
- He was the fourth U.S. batsman to reach 1,000 one-day runs in May 2017.
- Made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the United States on March 15, 2019, against the United Arab Emirates, in the first series the U.S. played as full T20I participants. He later debuted in One Day Internationals (ODIs) on April 27, 2019, against Papua New Guinea, after the U.S. earned ODI status.
- In 2019–20, he was a leading scorer for the U.S. in regional qualifiers and was named vice-captain for several tournaments.
- In June 2022, Taylor scored his first ODI century, making 114 against Nepal in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2.

Domestic and franchise cricket
- Taylor has played for teams in the Caribbean Premier League, including Barbados Tridents, Jamaica Tallawahs, and Guyana Amazon Warriors.
- He made his first-class debut for Jamaica in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition.
- He participated in Minor League Cricket in the United States and was part of Major League Cricket’s MI New York squad in 2023.
- In 2024, he was picked by the Rangpur Riders for the Bangladesh Premier League.

Summary
Steven Taylor is a versatile American cricketer known for his left-handed batting, occasional wicketkeeping, and right-arm off-spin. He has contributed to the U.S. national team for over a decade, helped the team achieve ODI status, and has appeared in major T20 leagues around the world, including the CPL, Major League Cricket, and the Bangladesh Premier League.