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Scotch Taylor

Scotch Taylor, South African cricketer and hockey player (died 2004)

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Born
July 25, 1924
Died
February 7, 2004
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1924

About Scotch Taylor

Alistair Innes "Scotch" Taylor was a South African sportsman who played first-class cricket and hockey for Transvaal, and captained the Transvaal cricket team for four seasons. Taylor represented South Africa in one cricket Test in 1956. He was an alumnus of the King Edward VII School, set up a squash section in the Old Edwardians club, and was elected president of the South African Hockey Union. Alistair Innes "Scotch" Taylor (25 July 1925 – 7 February 2004) was a South African sportsman who played first-class cricket and hockey for Transvaal, and captained the Transvaal cricket team for four seasons. Transvaal won the 1950–51 Currie Cup, drawing only one match, and with 368 runs Taylor finished tenth in the Currie Cup runs tally, only behind Rowan for Transvaal.

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Scotch Taylor timeline

  1. Alistair Innes "Scotch" Taylor (25 July 1925 – 7 February 2004) was a South African sportsman who played first-class cricket and hockey for Transvaal, and captained the Transvaal cricket team for four seasons.
  2. Transvaal won the 1950–51 Currie Cup, drawing only one match, and with 368 runs Taylor finished tenth in the Currie Cup runs tally, only behind Rowan for Transvaal.
  3. Taylor represented South Africa in one cricket Test in 1956.

The world when Scotch Taylor was born

Scotch Taylor was born in 1924. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1924

  • #1 song"It Had to Be You" – Isham Jones
  • Top movieThe Thief of Bagdad (Douglas Fairbanks)
  • Best-selling bookSo Big – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Winter Olympics held in Chamonix, France
  • Top headlineCalvin Coolidge elected president in a landslide
  • Technology milestoneIBM founded
  • Defining fadMah-jongg craze sweeps America
  • Notable inventionSpiral-bound notebook
  • World population1.95 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championWashington Senators (World Series)
  • U.S. population114.1M

1924 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Scotch Taylor's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19242026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$3,520$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population114.1M341 million

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