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Tom Hayward
Prolific opening batting for Surrey and England.
3,518 runs · Opening partnership
- Born
- 29 March 1871
- Birthplace
- Cambridge
- Died
- 19 July 1939
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Tom Hayward
English cricketer noted for technique and sustained run scoring. He became the second player, after W. G. Grace, to reach one hundred first-class centuries.
Early life
Cricketing family
Born in Cambridge, he followed a grandfather, father and uncle who had all played first-class cricket.
Career
- 1893
Surrey debut
Began his county career.
- 1895–1896
England
Made his Test debut in South Africa.
- 1914
Final season
Completed a long career with Surrey.
Achievements
3,518 runs
Set a season aggregate record that stood until 1947.
Opening partnership
Shared forty century opening stands for Surrey.
Beyond sport
Encouraging Jack Hobbs
Helped the young Jack Hobbs obtain a trial at Surrey after seeing him bat in Cambridge. The two later became a long-standing opening partnership for the county.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Encouraging Jack Hobbs — biographical source ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Unknown author. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.