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What record did Mark Taylor (cricketer) break?
Mark Taylor became the first player to better one thousand Test runs in his debut calendar year in 1989.
Was becoming the first player to better one thousand Test runs in his debut calendar year the only record Mark Taylor (cricketer) broke?
Mark Taylor scored 74 in the 1995–96 Australian season final against Sri Lanka, a record score by an Australian captain in the World Cup.
What team did Mark Taylor (cricketer) play for when he amassed 301 runs?
Australia
Was there any other player of significance in the match besides Mark Taylor (cricketer)?
Geoff Marsh

Question: Was there anything else interesting about his start?
Self-contained rewrite: Was there anything else interesting about Mark Taylor's (cricketer) start besides amassing 301 runs?