Arthur Tayfield (21 June 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket in South Africa from 1948 to 1963. He was the younger brother of the Test player Hugh Tayfield.
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| Born | (1931-06-21)21 June 1931 Durban, Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 April 2022(2022-04-21) (aged 90) Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Hugh Tayfield (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948-49 to 1949-50 | Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-51 to 1951-52, 1953-54 to 1962-63 | Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952-53 | North Eastern Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]