[1] A right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace, he made his first-class cricket debut for Leicestershire against Lancashire in 1937 County Championship.
[4] Taylor served during World War II, entering service with the Northamptonshire Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant in October 1940.
[5] He later moved to Scotland in 1948, where he transferred from the Northamptonshire Regiment to the Royal Scots and was at the same time promoted to lieutenant.
[3] Later in 1957, Taylor finally resigned his commission from the Territorial Army, but was again allowed to retain the rank of captain.
[9] He was still teaching at the school in 1966, the year in which he was promoted to lieutenant, the highest substantive rank in the Combined Cadet Force.