Sarah Taylor will go down as one of the most exciting and pioneering players in England Cricket history.
Taylor’s international career, spanning almost 13 years, began aged just 17 and would see her go on to win three world tournaments and multiple Ashes series.
She retires with over 6500 international runs and as the second highest run scorer for England in ODI and IT20 cricket.
However, it is not the statistics and titles that will define her great career on the international stage.
Her incredible glovework standing up to the stumps will see her go down as one of the best wicketkeepers of all-time.
Taylor’s lightning hands frequently turned half chances into astonishing stumpings which make for one impressive showreel, but also raised eyebrows and received plaudits from outside of the cricket world.
What her teammates said:
Congratulations @Sarah_Taylor30 on an amazing career! You can thank me later for all the times I’ve made you look amazing by shoving it down the leg side 😉! Good luck for everything that is to come #ThankYouSarah
— Anya Shrubsole (@Anya_shrubsole) September 27, 2019
A career to be incredibly proud of 🏏 some things you managed to do on the field forced women’s cricket to be spoken about around the world. It’ll be sad not touring with you anymore but at least my cuddles calmed down over the years 😂 enjoy the next chapter#ThankYouSarah 🦁❤️ pic.twitter.com/DJPHaMU0kv
— Kate Cross (@katecross16) September 27, 2019
Shoutout to @Sarah_Taylor30 what a career you have had!!!! It’s been an honour to share an england shirt with you over the last few years, I will miss you on the field but the memories we made of it I will never forgot 💙 Happy Retirement you legend xxxx #thankyousarah pic.twitter.com/vSUncrSDDN
— Sophie Ecclestone (@Sophecc19) September 27, 2019
Career records:
226 international matches, 6,533 runs, 7 centuries, 36 fifties, 232 dismissals
2nd highest T20I run scorer of all-time for England
2nd highest female ODI run scorer for England
Most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in women’s international cricket
Achievements:
2009 ICC Cricket World Cup winner
2009 ICC T20 World Cup winner
2017 ICC Cricket World Cup winner
Three-time Ashes winner – 2008, 2013, 2014
First woman to play men’s grade cricket in Australia
ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year – 2012, 2013, 2018
ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year - 2014