Nantie Hayward

South African cricketer

Nantie Hayward
Personal information
Full name
Mornantau Hayward
Born (1977-03-06) 6 March 1977 (age 47)
Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 274)9 December 1999 v England
Last Test11 August 2004 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 50)18 August 1998 v England
Last ODI9 April 2002 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1995/96–2003/04Eastern Province
2003Worcestershire
2004–2005Middlesex
2004/05–2007/08Warriors
2005/06Dolphins
2008Hampshire
2009Derbyshire
2011/12North West
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 16 21
Runs scored 66 12
Batting average 7.33 3.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 14 4
Balls bowled 2821 993
Wickets 54 21
Bowling average 29.79 40.85
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/56 4/31
Catches/stumpings 4/– 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 April 2023

Mornantau "Nantie" Hayward (born 6 March 1977) is a South African former cricketer, who played in 16 Test matches and 21 One Day Internationals for the national team between 1998 and 2004. He played as a right-arm fast bowler, who, according to Peter Robinson, had "genuine pace, the ability to get bounce and abundant energy".[1] He played for Derbyshire until his retirement from all cricket in 2012.

International career

At the time of Robinson's article, "Hayward [was] clearly seen as the successor to Allan Donald as the spearhead of the South African attack."[1] However Hayward did not play a Test match after August 2004 or a One Day International after April 2002. Steve Waugh appears to have reached this conclusion in his autobiography, saying that: "I'm amazed he didn't...become world-class...a collective cheer went up in the Australian camp whenever his unpredictable raw pace was overlooked [by the South African selectors]."[2]

Ireland career

He played for Ireland in the 2007 Friends Provident Trophy.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Robinson, Peter (June 2004). "Nantie Hayward". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
  2. ^ Waugh, Steve (2005). STEVE WAUGH: Out of my comfort zone - the autobiography. Victoria: Penguin Group (Australia). p. 626. ISBN 0-670-04198-X.
  3. ^ "Paceman Hayward signs for Ireland". BBC. May 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2007.