Nantie Hayward

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

Nantie Hayward

Personal information
Full name	Mornantau Hayward
Born	(1977-03-06) 6 March 1977 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 0/1 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

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". The fastest recorded delivery by a South African pacer is ascribed to him, 154 km/h (around 95 mph), that he delivered twice, both in 2001, against India and Australia.

He played for Derbyshire until his retirement from all cricket in 2012.

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." 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]."

Ireland career

He played for Ireland in the 2007 Friends Provident Trophy.