__NOTOC__ John Morris Taylor (10 October 1895 – 12 May 1971) was an Australian cricket and rugby union player.
He attended Newington College (1906–1915)Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998. Sydney. 1999. p. 194 and St Andrew's College within the University of Sydney. He served with the First Australian Imperial Force as an artillery gunner in World War I and at the conclusion of the war was selected to be part of the Australian Imperial Forces cricket team which played 28 first class matches in Britain, South Africa and Australia.
Cricket career Taylor played in 20 Tests between 1920 and 1926 and held the Australian 10th wicket partnership record with Arthur Mailey, set in Sydney in 1924/25 against England, until broken by Phillip Hughes and Ashton Agar, on 11 July 2013.
Rugby union career Taylor also played two rugby union tests for the Wallabies against the New Zealand Maoris in 1922.
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