Former Proteas quick bowler Nantie Hayward is likely to be remembered not just for his unpredictable uncooked tempo but in addition for his ginger hair.
The Jap Cape-born former cricket broke into the cricket scene in 1998 and was seen as Allan Donald’s successor however rapidly fizzled out. He solely performed 16 Checks and 21 ODIs for the nationwide staff between 1998 and 2004. The 47-year-old was devastating in red-ball cricket, taking 54 wickets in simply 16 Take a look at matches for the Proteas.
After getting dropped in 2004, Nantie Hayward by no means actually rediscovered his kind which noticed him pressure his manner into the Proteas lineup. With the emergence of Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel within the late 2000s, Nantie was unable to claw his manner again into the nationwide staff.
Earlier than moving into skilled cricket, the previous quick bowler was a baseball. He rapidly switched to cricket within the mid-90s and fast-tracked into the system very quick. After getting dropped by the Proteas, Nantie Hayward, principally performed his cricket in England earlier than he retired from the sport in 2012.
After quitting the sport, the ex-Proteas star delved into the tyre enterprise for just a few years, In accordance with Freeway Mail publication. However quickly he realised that he nonetheless beloved cricket and training grew to become his new calling.
Nantie Hayward teaching in Durban
“I’ve been in teaching for a very long time, after my taking part in profession,” Hayward advised Freeway Mail. The ex-Proteas man has been teaching for the previous 12 years having moved again to South Africa.
“I had a stint with Northwest Cricket as an newbie coach for 2 years. I assumed that it might be higher to do freelance stuff, and never be related to 1 provincial set-up.
Ex-Proteas quick bowler based mostly in Durban
“I moved again to the Jap Cape for a very long time and labored with just a few younger boys, a few of whom performed the Beneath-19 World Cup.”
He has been based mostly in Durban for the final three and a half years. “I do a number of work with bowlers throughout South Africa,” he mentioned.
Nantie Hayward works because the director of Cricket at Northwood Faculty the place he moulds younger cricketing expertise to assist them attain their full potential.