Taylor, who had never scored a first-class century before, and had played only three first-class matches, came in at No. 8 and slammed 105 in 158 minutes with 14 fours and three sixes and helped Bert Sutcliffe (151 not out) add 163 for the seventh wicket.
His highest first-class score came in 1972-73, when he hit 173 against Otago at Dunedin, after coming in to bat with the score on 42 for 4.