Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor is a Samoan international cricketer and former New Zealand international cricketer, born on 8 March 1984, who captained the New Zealand national team. When he retired from international cricket at the end of 2021 he was the leading run scorer for New Zealand in Tests and One Day Internationals. He scored the winning boundary in the final of the 2019 to 2021 ICC World Test Championship and was part of the New Zealand squads that finished runners-up at the Cricket World Cup finals of 2015 and 2019. In February 2020 he became the first cricketer to play 100 matches in all three formats of international cricket, and he played his 450th and final international match for New Zealand on 4 April 2022. In 2025 he announced that he would come out of retirement to represent Samoa in its attempt to qualify for the 2026 T20 World Cup.
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former New Zealand international cricketer who served as the captain of the New Zealand national team
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former New Zealand international cricketer who served as the captain of the New Zealand national team
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former New Zealand international cricketer who served as the captain of the New Zealand national team
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He was also a part of the New Zealand squads to finish as runners-up in two Cricket World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019
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