New Zealand cricketer

Ross Taylor

Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor is a Samoan international cricketer and former New Zealand international cricketer who served as the captain of the New Zealand national team. Batting predominantly at number four, when he announced his retirement from international cricket at the end of 2021 he was the leading run-scorer for New Zealand in Test and One Day International cricket. Taylor was a key member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship, where he scored the winning boundary in the final. He was also a part of the New Zealand squads to finish as runners-up in two Cricket World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019.

Born

1984

March 8

Died

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1984 Born

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When Ross arrived

april 1 Singer Marvin Gaye is shot to death by his father in his home in Arlington Heights, Los Angeles, California.
april 4 President Ronald Reagan calls for an international ban on chemical weapons.
april 6 Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya.
august 1 Commercial peat-cutters discover the preserved bog body of a man, called Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, England.

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