the Yorkshire team that won the final of the third Gillette Cup, in 1965. Taylor made his first appearance for Yorkshire in 1953, aged 17, won his county cap at 21 and played for England at 23, opening the batting against India with Arthur Milton. He was dropped after two matches, but was selected again in 1964, after an epic innings of 160 at Sheffield against the visiting Australians. Unfortunately he broke a finger in that match, and was not selected for his country again. After a benefit, he retired from professional cricket in 1968. Art career His father encouraged him to find a job that would continue after he stopped "playing games", and he studied at Huddersfield Art School and then the Slade School of Fine Art in London from 1956, and became a professional artist. After retiring from cricket he taught art at Gresham's School in Norfolk for more than thirty years. His son, Nick Taylor, also played first-class cricket for Yorkshire, Surrey and Somerset. A biography, Ken Taylor: Drawn to Sport by Stephen Chalke, with illustrations by Taylor, was published in 2006. References External links Triple-talented Tyke at ESPNcricinfo Renaissance man at ESPNcricinfo 1935 births Living people Cricketers from Huddersfield England Test cricketers English cricketers English footballers Auckland cricketers Yorkshire cricketers Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Association football defenders English Football League players Alumni of the University of London Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Norfolk cricketers Sligo Rovers F.C. players