Hugh Tayfield
On scorecards: HJ Tayfield
In-game rating: 88/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Hugh Tayfield played 37 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1949 to 1960. The first came against Australia at Ellis Park, with scores of 6 and 0, and 3 wickets, and the last against England at Kennington Oval in 1960.
The most productive decade was the 1950s: 674 runs at 16.9 in 30 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 75 against Australia at Newlands in 1949, in a defeat. The best bowling is 9 for 113 against England at Wanderers Stadium in 1957.
In all: 2 fifties, 14 five-wicket hauls, 2 ten-wicket matches. At home the average was 17.7 across 20 Tests; away it was 15.7 across 17 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 389 runs at 16.2 in 15 Tests. Newlands was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 154 runs at 22.0. South Africa won 11 of the Tests Hugh Tayfield played and lost 17, with 9 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 37 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | – | Australia | Newlands | 1949 | Lost |
| 66 | – | Australia | St George's Park | 1958 | Lost |
| 46* | – | England | Kennington Oval | 1960 | Drawn |
| 40 | – | Australia | Ellis Park | 1950 | Drawn |
| 34 | – | New Zealand | Ellis Park | 1953 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/113 | 37 | England | Wanderers Stadium | 1957 | Won |
| 8/69 | 37.7 | England | Kingsmead | 1957 | Drawn |
| 7/23 | 8.4 | Australia | Kingsmead | 1950 | Lost |
| 7/81 | 37.1 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1952 | Won |
| 6/13 | 14 | New Zealand | Ellis Park | 1954 | Won |
Best in a match: 13/165 against Australia (1952).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 15 | 389 | 16.21 | 0/2 | 64 | 34.50 |
| England | 15 | 300 | 14.29 | 0/0 | 75 | 22.11 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 173 | 28.83 | 0/0 | 31 | 17.39 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 20 | 532 | 17.73 | 0/2 | 92 | 25.85 |
| Away | 17 | 330 | 15.71 | 0/0 | 78 | 25.99 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 96 | 24.00 | 0/1 | 5 | 53.00 |
| 1950s | 30 | 674 | 16.85 | 0/1 | 153 | 24.09 |
| 1960s | 5 | 92 | 13.14 | 0/0 | 12 | 37.83 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands | 4 | 154 | 22.00 | 0/1 | 14 | 38.21 |
| Ellis Park | 4 | 119 | 23.80 | 0/0 | 13 | 30.62 |
| St George's Park | 4 | 97 | 13.86 | 0/1 | 14 | 29.71 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 4 | 96 | 13.71 | 0/0 | 21 | 25.71 |
| Kingsmead | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0/0 | 30 | 16.30 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 62 | 20.67 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.32 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1949 at Ellis Park
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1960 at Kennington Oval
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