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PLAYER CAREER

Hugh Tayfield

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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MenSouth Africa1949–1960
Scorecard coverage and data completeness

Career snapshots and available scorecards have different scopes. These counts describe recorded batting or bowling innings, not every international appearance.

Player archive coverage
FormatMatchesBat innsBalls recordedBoundaries recordedFirst scorecardLatest scorecard
Test37601351949-12-241960-08-18
37Internationals
862Career runs
0Centuries
170Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches
37
Innings
60
Runs
862
Average
16.90
Strike rate
—
Highest score
75
Not outs
9
100s
0
50s
2
Ducks
5
4s
—
6s
5
Balls faced
—

Bowling

Matches
37
Innings
61
Balls
13,568
Maidens
602
Runs conceded
4,405
Wickets
170
Average
25.91
Economy
1.94
Strike rate
79.81
Best innings
9/113
Best match
13/165
4 wickets
5
5 wickets
14
10 wickets
2

Fielding

Matches
37
Innings
67
Catches
26
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
26
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
26
Dismissals / inns
0.388
Best innings
2 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.

Explore this player’s available match data

37 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.

Recent available appearances

DateMatchFormatResult
1960-08-18England v South AfricaTestMatch drawn
1960-07-21England v South AfricaTestMatch drawn
1960-07-07England v South AfricaTestEngland won by 8 wickets
1960-06-23England v South AfricaTestEngland won by inns & 73 runs
1960-06-09England v South AfricaTestEngland won by 100 runs
1958-02-28Australia v South AfricaTestAustralia won by 8 wickets
1958-02-07Australia v South AfricaTestAustralia won by 10 wickets
1958-01-24Australia v South AfricaTestMatch drawn
1957-12-31Australia v South AfricaTestAustralia won by inns & 141 runs
1957-12-23Australia v South AfricaTestMatch drawn
1957-03-01England v South AfricaTestSouth Africa won by 58 runs
1957-02-15England v South AfricaTestSouth Africa won by 17 runs

South Africa

THE SHAPE OF A CAREER

Performance by year

Available scorecards

Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.

Test

Test · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right
  1. 194996 runs
  2. 195071 runs
  3. 195249 runs
  4. 1953154 runs
  5. 195455 runs
  6. 1955117 runs
  7. 195626 runs
  8. 1957107 runs
  9. 195895 runs
  10. 196092 runs
Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right
  1. 19495 wickets
  2. 195012 wickets
  3. 195217 wickets
  4. 195333 wickets
  5. 195411 wickets
  6. 195526 wickets
  7. 19563 wickets
  8. 195743 wickets
  9. 19588 wickets
  10. 196012 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 10 seasons
Test archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
196058924613.14—00—1—61237.832.4293.75
195835956619.00—01—0—5843.501.59163.37
19576111072111.88—00—1—114319.931.7867.02
195612262413.00—0030—2323.331.39100.66
19555101172816.71—00—0—82621.841.8172.34
195433553418.33—00—0—51120.631.3989.00
1953781543430.80—00—3—123324.691.8978.30
195224492312.25—0060—41720.002.2154.11
195035714014.20—00—0—51238.412.7185.00
194924967524.00—01—0—3553.002.79113.60
MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.

  1. First available scorecard

    Test v Australia · Johannesburg

  2. Highest recorded innings · 75 runs

    Test v Australia · Cape Town

  3. First five-wicket innings in this archive

    Test v Australia · Durban

  4. Best recorded bowling · 9/113

    Test v England · Johannesburg

  5. Latest available scorecard

    Test v England · The Oval