Leslie Taylor

{{Short description|New Zealand cricketer}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Leslie Taylor

| image =

| caption =

| country = New Zealand

| fullname = Leslie George Taylor

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1894|6|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1977|1|17|1894|6|26|df=yes}}

| death_place = Auckland, New Zealand

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling =

| family =

| club1 = Auckland

| year1 = {{nowrap|1910/11–1917/18}}

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 14

| runs1 = 419

| bat avg1 = 16.76

| 100s/50s1 = 0/2

| top score1 = 92

| deliveries1 = 438

| wickets1 = 11

| bowl avg1 = 29.81

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 4/35

| catches/stumpings1 = 9/–

| date = 20 February

| year = 2015

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16764/16764.html CricketArchive

}}

Leslie George Taylor (26 June 1894 – 17 January 1977) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Auckland from 1911 to 1918.

Taylor made his first-class debut against Hawke's Bay in the last match of the 1910–11 season, making 59 and taking 4 for 35 in an innings victory for Auckland.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/8/8335.html| title = Auckland v Hawke's Bay 1910-11| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 20 February 2015}} His highest score was 92 against Canterbury in 1912–13.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/8/8930.html| title = Auckland v Canterbury 1912-13| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 20 February 2015}} He toured Australia with the New Zealand team in 1913-14, playing in three of the four matches against state teams.