Nantie Hayward

For other people named Hayward, see Hayward (disambiguation).

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.

Nantie Hayward

Personal information
Full name	Mornantau Hayward
Born	(1977-03-06) 6 March 1977 (age 48) Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	South Africa (1998–2004)
Test debut (cap 274)	9 December 1999 v England
Last Test	11 August 2004 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 50)	18 August 1998 v England
Last ODI	9 April 2002 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1995/96–2003/04	Eastern Province
2003	Worcestershire
2004–2005	Middlesex
2004/05–2007/08	Warriors
2005/06	Dolphins
2008	Hampshire (squad no. 39)
2009	Derbyshire
2011/12	North West
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 16 21 135 151 Runs scored 66 12 1,096 207 Batting average 7.33 3.00 11.29 9.40 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 14 4 55* 19* Balls bowled 2,821 993 12,859 5,515 Wickets 54 21 445 203 Bowling average 29.79 40.85 28.89 27.16 5 wickets in innings 1 0 9 3 10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0 Best bowling 5/56 4/31 6/31 5/37 Catches/stumpings 4/– 4/– 36/– 30/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 April 2025

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]