Michael Taylor (historian)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Hugh Taylor |
| Born | 6 December 1988 Ballymena, County Antrim |
| Batting | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling | Legbreak |
| Role | Bowler |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2008–2012 | Cambridge MCCU |
| 2009–2015 | Ballymena Cricket Club |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 May 2016 | |
Michael Hugh Taylor (born 6 December 1988 in Ballymena, County Antrim) is an historian and a former Irish first-class cricketer who played for Cambridge University Cricket Club from 2008 to 2014.[1][2] He received his B.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. in History as a student of Gonville and Caius College at Cambridge University, and was a member of the Gonville and Caius team that won the 2015 University Challenge. He has published two books, The Interest: How the British Establishment Resisted the Abolition of Slavery (2020), and with the political scientist Michael S. Kochin, An Independent Empire: Diplomacy & War in the Making of the United States (2020).
References
- ^ "Michael Taylor". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ Cambridge MCCU v Sussex
External links
- Michael Taylor at ESPNcricinfo
- Michael Taylor at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Michael Taylor's Amazon Author page
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