Arthur Tayfield

Arthur Tayfield (born 21 June 1931) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in South Africa from 1948 to 1963. He is the younger brother of the Test player Hugh Tayfield.

Arthur Tayfield

Personal information
Born	(1931-06-21) 21 June 1931 Durban, Natal, South Africa
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-spin
Relations	Hugh Tayfield (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1948-49 to 1949-50	Natal
1950-51 to 1951-52, 1953-54 to 1962-63	Transvaal
1952-53	North Eastern Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 50 Runs scored 1483 Batting average 22.13 100s/50s 2/4 Top score 205 Balls bowled 7283 Wickets 85 Bowling average 29.90 5 wickets in innings 3 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 6/75 Catches/stumpings 42/0
Source: Cricinfo, 5 December 2017

Arthur Tayfield was an off-spin bowler and a useful batsman who could bat at any position in the order. His best bowling figures came when he was playing for Transvaal against Natal in the Currie Cup in 1951-52, when he took 6 for 75 and 4 for 55.[1] His highest score came ten years later when, opening the Transvaal innings against Eastern Province, he scored 205 in an innings victory.[2]

In the Fourth Test of the 1956-57 series against England, fielding as a substitute for South Africa, he took a catch at long on off his brother Hugh’s bowling to end the match and give South Africa victory by 17 runs.[3]

References

1. "Natal v Transvaal 1951-52". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
2. "Eastern Province v Transvaal 1961-62". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
3. Wisden 1958, p. 839.

External links

• Arthur Tayfield at ESPNcricinfo
• Arthur Tayfield at CricketArchive (subscription required)