 As an occasional bowler, Taylor took 14 wickets at a bowling average of 34.07, with best figures of 2/9.While studying at Oxford, Taylor continued to play for Leicestershire at the end of each academic year.In 1924, when he played the second half of the season for Leicestershire, Taylor was notable for being the only Leicestershire batsman to score a century in that season, when he scored 123 against Hampshire at the County Ground, Southampton.