Taylor in tears at last game for NZ

Ross Taylor with wife Victoria Brown and children Mackenzie (left) and Jonty after his last match for NZ at Hamilton yesterday. Pic/AFP

Ross Taylor made 14 for New Zealand against the Netherlands in the third ODI on Monday, coming to the crease and leaving it to a standing ovation.

The match was Taylor's 450th and last for NZ before he retires at the end of a 16-year international career. Taylor, 38, played his last Test against South Africa this year, but decided to make this match at his home ground, Seddon, Park his final bow.

Taylor had tears in his eyes during the national anthems as his children, MacKenzie, Jonty and Adelaide, stood by his side. He then went through a guard of honour formed by Netherlands players.

Taylor played his first ODI for NZ in 2006 and his first Test the following year. He went on to play 112 Tests, scoring 7,683 runs, including 19 centuries, and 236 ODIs, scoring 8,593 runs. He also scored 1,909 runs in 102 T20Is.

As soon as Taylor appeared, the crowd rose to its feet. He hit a six among his 14 runs before mistiming one from Logan van Beek and offering the bowler a return catch. "For me, it was all about being a player who tries to fight, gave it my all, played with a smile," he told Radio New Zealand.

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