Steven Ryan Taylor is an American international cricketer.
Background
He was born as a South Floridan native to Jamaican parents, Loveth and Sylvan Taylor. He was taught at an early age on the sidelines of grounds around Florida by his father, Sylvan, and later by his mentor, former United States of America left-handed batsman Mark Johnson.
Career
Early Years
Along with being a left-handed batsman he was also a wicketkeeper. Later, Steven became the first 14-year-old to hit a half century in the South Florida Cricket Alliance (SFCA), Keith Graham Memorial Classic (now the SFCA Sims Cup Classic). This innings, against Pakistan, while representing a SFCA Youth Team, included with 4 fours and 3 sixes off 33 balls and lasted just 41 minutes.
He took 212 off Big Broward Cricket Academy, before retiring in the first 40 over match of the tournament.
The following day, Taylor came back to produce a knock of 206 against the Atlanta-based Cricket Academy of United States of America. In the final match against the Michigan Cricket Academy he scored 51. In the SFCA Sims Classic he hit an undefeated 87 against India, and 75 off Pakistan.
He is the youngest player in the SFCA Premier Division. U-19 career
He played in the tournament as a wicketkeeper-batsman.
More recently, Taylor was selected as vice-captain for the Interstate Commerce Commission Americas Under-19 Championship held in their own ground at Florida, in the 2010-2011 season.
He was also the wicketkeeper-batsman on that tournament. International career
Following his great performances in the domestic and Under-19 arena, he was given the call-up to play in United States of America"s 2010 Interstate Commerce Commission World Cricket League Division Four campaign, where they had gained promotion from Division Five. In the 2011 Interstate Commerce Commission World Cricket League Division Three, however, United States of America could not replicate their past success, finishing 5th out of 6 teams.
They were thus relegated back to Division Four.
In 2012 Taylor was selected as to be a part of the United States national cricket team at the 2012 Interstate Commerce Commission World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates in March 2012. Later in the same year he was selected for the 2012 Interstate Commerce Commission World Cricket League Division Four which takes place from 3 to 10 September 2012 in Malaysia.
Taylor became the first United States. batsman to record a century in Twenty20 competition in the 2013 Interstate Commerce Commission World Cricket League Americas Region Twenty20 Division One tournament in March 2013. He scored 101 off 62 balls against Bermuda.
He added a second century when he scored 127 not out against the Cayman Islands.
Later in the year, he represented the United States in the 2013 Interstate Commerce Commission World Cricket League Division Three, where he led all batters with 274 runs, for a run rate of 45.66. He scored a century in that tournament when he scored 162 in the opening match against Nepal. Taylor was named in America"s squad for the 2015 Interstate Commerce Commission World Twenty20 Qualifier, but withdrew after securing a contract with Barbados Tridents in the Caribbean Premier League.