Alistair Innes "Scotch" Taylor (1925 – 7 February 2004) was a South African sportsman who played first-class cricket and hockey for Transvaal, and captained the Transvaal cricket team for four seasons. Taylor represented South Africa in one cricket Test in 1956. He was an alumnus of the King Edward VII School, set up a squash section in the Old Edwardians club, and was elected president of the South African Hockey Union. Taylor died of a stroke at the age of 78. Cricket career Born 25 July 1925 in Johannesburg, Taylor was a top-order batsman, and made his Currie Cup debut as an opener against Rhodesia in 1950–51. He scored his first century in the next match, as Griqualand West were defeated by an innings and 332 runs and Taylor added 204 for the first wicket with South Africa Test veteran Eric Rowan, who broke the previous Currie Cup record score during the game. Transvaal won the 1950–51 Currie Cup, drawing only one match, and with 368 runs Taylor finished tenth in the Currie Cup runs tally, only behind Rowan for Transvaal. In the 1951–52 season, Taylor was out of the team and Transvaal relegated to Section B, but he returned with a hundred and four wickets in a preseason draw with Natal in November 1952. And though he fell to 25th place in the seasonal runs tally, he hit 164 in an innings win over Border, where he added 274 with Rowan for the first wicket. He did, however, record six scores below 20, and was dropped for the return clash with Border, where Transvaal lost by an innings. His bowling was also utilised, as he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 32.30 in the season. There was no Currie Cup the following season, but Taylor still played three first class games, though he was relegated down the order. Against the touring New Zealanders Taylor batted at number seven; in a rain-affected game at Ellis Park, Transvaal hit 145 for eight in 29 overs, with Taylor slapping Tony MacGibbon, Bob Blair and John Richard Reid for 64 runs, 40 more than any other Transvaal batsman. Transvaal declared overnight, trailing by 71 runs, but New Zealand batted out the day for a draw. Without Taylor, Transvaal won their first game of the 1954–55, but Taylor played in the match against defending champions Western Province, making a first-class highest score