Herbie Taylor

Herbert Wilfred Taylor was a South African cricketer who played 42 Test matches for his country including 18 as captain of the side. Specifically a batsman, he was an expert on the matting pitches which were prevalent in South Africa at the time and scored six of his seven centuries at home. His batting was also noted for quick footwork and exceptional 'backplay'. He became the first South African to pass 2,500 Test runs and was selected one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year in 1925. In domestic cricket, he played for Natal, Transvaal and Western Province.

5 May 1889

Born on the same birth day (5 May): Corey Parker (rugby league) • Eugénie de Montijo • Harold Miner • Jean-Frédéric Edelmann • Karl Marx • Kurt Loder • Leon Czolgosz • Robert DiPierdomenico • Sylvia Pankhurst • Tiffany Roberts • Zail Singh

Born in the same month (May 1889): Abelardo L. Rodríguez • Alfonso Reyes • Beulah Bondi • Dorothy Gibson • Ernst Niekisch • Francis Spellman • Gottfried Fuchs • Günther Lütjens • Henry B. Richardson • Igor Sikorsky • Ki Hajar Dewantara • Otto Frank • Paul Nash (artist) • Richard Réti • Thomas Midgley Jr. • Tản Đà • Viktor Puskar