The Strathdale-Maristians star needs 57 runs to eclipse Tony Taig's BDCA-best mark of 962 runs in a season set in 2003-04.

Going into the weekend's semi-final clash with White Hills, Taylor has 906 runs - 185 more than his previous season best set in 2011-12 and 168 more than his past two seasons combined.

For good measure he's taken 31 wickets at 12.16 with his leg-spinners.

On March 25 it would be a major surprise if Taylor doesn't add another BDCA Cricketer of the Year award to his name.

He would become the first player in league history to win the award four times.

Wayne Walsh, Adam Burns and Scott Johnson are the only other players to win it three times.

At the age of 33, how has Taylor taken his game to another level?

David Bakes played with and against Wayne Walsh in the 1980s and 1990s and has coached Taylor at Strathdale for the past five years.

Bakes said Taylor's mental application to cricket was similar to his champion team-mate Walsh.

"They're very similar in their determination,'' Bakes said of Taylor and Walsh.

"It's an internal drive, you can't coach that. People either have it or they don't.

"Walshy wasn't one of the best batsmen I played with (in terms of style), but his determination made him a superstar because he just refused to go out.

"Cameron used to nick off for fun at times, but he's that driven to succeed that he's worked on a couple of areas of his game.

"This year, I wouldn't say he hasn't got a weakness, but once he gets in he refuses to go out.

"That's certainly what Walshy was like.

"Walshy was far from a stylist, but was very hard to get out. They have that in common."

The best example of Taylor's unwavering drive to improve came five years ago.

"He had a glaring issue outside off stump, but he also couldn't play off his legs,'' Bakes said.

"A lot of the bowlers in the league didn't know that because they wouldn't bowl at him there.

"That leg-side play is something we've worked on for the past five years.

"In the Regional Big Bash final (earlier this summer) he won the game by hitting three on-drives in a row for four. That's how far he's come with his leg-side play.

"Five years ago he couldn't have played those shots. I'd like to think I've played a little hand in helping him, but the drive had to come from him to work on his game.

"He was already a very good player, but he recognised he had a weakness in his game and he put the work in so that he'd improve.

"He's still got the off-side shots, now he has the leg-side shots. It makes him pretty formidable."

Taylor's ability with the bat and ball makes him a captain's dream.

Suns' skipper Ben DeAraugo has watched on with pride as Taylor produced an all-round season that's unlikely to be matched anytime soon.

"He's really driven by success, personal success, but mainly team success,'' DeAraugo said of Taylor.

"He wants to do anything he can to make the team succeed.

"He's worked really hard to get the most out of the ability he's got.

"One of his greatest strengths is he knows his game and knows his strengths and he doesn't go out of them.

"He sticks to his plan and he knows what works.

"He has a lot of mental strength, so in the heat of the battle he knows when to attack and when to be patient."

There's no bigger battle than finals time.

Taylor stands at the front of a very long queue of Suns players that White Hills need to contain this weekend.

Fresh in the Demons' memory would be Taylor's 178 when the two sides last met in round 10.

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