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| Full name | Richard Edward Hayward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1954 Ickenham, Middlesex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Shots [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1978–1989 | Buckinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982/83–1985/86 | Central Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,7 February 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Edward Hayward (born 1954) is a former English first-class cricketer. Hayward was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace.
Hayward was born in Ickenham on February 1954. After spending five years playing for the Middlesex Second Eleven, [2] during which he was unable to force his way into the Middlesex starting eleven, [1] Hayward joined minor county Buckinghamshire for the 1978 season,making ten appearances in the 1978 Minor Counties Championship. [3] The following season,he made ten appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. [3] Against Berkshire in July,he scored a century with an unbeaten 109 runs in Buckinghamshire's first innings of 196 for 6 declared. [4] In the same season,Hayward was selected to play for the Minor Counties representative team against the touring Indians at Wellington,with the match marking his debut in first-class cricket. [5] He made his debut in List A one-day cricket in the same season,playing for Minor Counties South in the Benson &Hedges Cup;he also played for Buckinghamshire against Suffolk in the first round of the Gillette Cup. [6]
Hayward began playing Second Eleven cricket for Hampshire in 1979, [2] and in 1981 he made his first eleven debut in a first-class match against the touring Sri Lankans at Bournemouth. [5] The match was notable for Hayward becoming the third Hampshire player (after Cecil Abercrombie in 1913 and Dennis Baldry in 1959) to score a century on debut,making an unbeaten 101. [7] [8] Toward the end of the 1981 season,he made six appearances in the County Championship, [5] scoring 131 runs. [9] He featured for Hampshire in their defeat to Lancashire in the quarter-final of the 1981 NatWest Trophy,in addition to making three further one-day appearances that season in the John Player League. [6] He made six first-class appearances the following season, [5] scoring 169 runs at an average of 21.12. [9] In one-day cricket,his ten appearances yielded 119 runs at an average of 39.66. [10] Hayward was released by Hampshire at the end of the season,alongside John Rice and Michael Bailey. [11]
Following his release by Hampshire,Hayward resumed playing minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire in the 1983 and 1984 seasons. [3] During the 1984 season,he played one-day cricket for the Minor Counties representative team in the Benson &Hedges Cup and played for Buckinghamshire against Lancashire in the first round of the NatWest Trophy. [6]
In May 1985,he was signed by Somerset to help bolster their injury-hit squad. [12]
In the 1985 English season Hayward joined Somerset where he made his first-class debut for the county against Gloucestershire. During the 1985 season,Hayward played nine first-class matches with his final first-class match for Somerset coming at the end of the 1985 season against former club Hampshire. In his nine first-class matches for Somerset,Hayward scored 278 runs at a batting average of 30.88,with one century and one half century and a high score of 100 not out. That same season Hayward made his List-A debut for Somerset against Warwickshire. Hayward played eight List A matches for the county,with his final appearance for them coming against Middlesex.
After his release by Hampshire,Hayward returned to playing minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire in 1983. [3] During the winter which followed the 1983 season,Hayward played in New Zealand. His connection with New Zealand began in 1979,when he was looking for employment following the conclusion of the English season. [13] His uncle,who lived in Nelson,recommended him to Nelson cricket administrator Jock Sutherland;at the time,the Nelson Cricket Association were looking to for a coach to replace the outgoing Billy Ibadulla. [13] He would come to New Zealand following the conclusion of the English season for six years in a row. [13] He was selected to represent Central Districts during the 1983–84 New Zealand season,making his debut against a touring England XI. [5]
In 1983 Hayward joined Central Districts in New Zealand where he made his first-class debut against Northern Districts. Hayward's List A debut for Central Districts came against Northern Districts.
In the 1984 Benson and Hedges Cup,Hayward represented the Minor Counties once again,making his List-A debut for them against Lancashire and playing his final match for a combined Minor Counties side against Nottinghamshire. In the same season Hayward made his second and final List A appearance for Buckinghamshire against Lancashire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy.
In the 1985/86 New Zealand cricket season,Hayward returned to play a final season for Central Districts. During the season Hayward made eight first-class appearances,with his final appearance coming against Wellington and five List A appearances,with his final appearance coming against Northern Districts. In his combined first-class appearances for Central Districts,Hayward played 27 first-class matches for Central Districts from 1983 to 1986,scoring 1,034 runs at a batting average of 27.21,with one century and six half centuries and a high score of 102. Between 1983 and 1986 Hayward represented the side in List A cricket eleven times,including the final of the 1984/85 Shell Cup against Wellington Firebirds which Central Districts won by 8 wickets. In his 16 List-A matches for the State,Hayward scored 355 runs at a batting average of 25.35,with three half centuries and a high score of 63.
Hayward continued to represent Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship,with the last of his 51 matches coming against Shropshire in 1989.
In Hayward's overall first-class career he scored 1,766 runs at a batting average of 26.75,with three centuries and nine half centuries and a high score of 102. In the field,Hayward took 27 catches. In Hayward's overall List A career he scored 889 runs at a batting average of 28.67,with five fifties and a high score of 78*. Hayward also took two wickets at a bowling average of 32.50.
In September 2002,Hayward was appointed as Canterbury's Director of Coaching and Development. [14] He is also a match referee for New Zealand Cricket. [15] In November 2019 he was made a life member of the Central Districts Cricket Association. [16]