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| 2012 Walter Taylor Shield - Contacts | Carnival Dates: 9th - 12th January 2012 | |||
| Carnival Convenor: | Tanya O'Connell | |||
| P: 02 6771 7610 (AH) | ||||
| M: 0439 722 611 | ||||
| Armidale Coach: | Brad King | |||
| M: 0428 373 796 | ||||
| Armidale Team Manager: | Gary Elks | |||
The 2012 Walter Taylor Shield Under 15's carnival will be conducted from Monday, 9th January through to Thursday, 12th January. This year we welcome to Armidale the six visiting teams, along with two local teams, that will be vying for the coveted shield. Teams include Armidale, Tamworth, Penrith, Hornsby Kuring-Gai District CA, Ballina, Hunter Valley, West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook and Armidale Rebels. Hornsby are the defending shield holders after defeating Armidale in the 2010 final. Unfortunately, 2011's carnival was rain affected so there was no final played. |
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2012 Armidale U15 Team |
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ABOUT WALTER TAYLOR (1916-2004): A CRICKETER AND A GENTLEMAN
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The Walter Taylor Shield Carnival is named in honour of one of the District's most successful former representative cricketers. Walter Taylor represented Armidale, Northern Tablelands and Northern NSW as an outstanding batsman and a very handy bowler over several decades. In 1939, as a member of the Northern NSW side touring Tasmania, Taylor scored 286 runs in 12 innings and took 35 wickets to top the bowling. A decade later, in 1949, he captained the North and North West Teams, in which he scored 90 against Illawarra and 100 against Dalby, and was selected to play for Northern NSW. In 1958 Taylor opened the innings for New England, which saw him compete against players such as Richie Benaud. Taylor continued playing Representative Cricket until well into the 1960's and always took a keen interest in the sport. He presented the Shield each year until 2003 when ill health prevented him, but still was eager to hear updates on the games from his hospital bed. Mr. Walter Taylor was born on the 16th of January 1916 and passed away on Sunday 7th of March 2004. He was an excellent cricketer and a staunch supporter of junior cricket. His legacy will always be the Walter Taylor Shield. |
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