as much as England's Jim Laker but was unerringly accurate and could bowl for long spells. He set himself aggressive fields, in contrast to his steady bowling, with two silly mid ons for the snick prompted by a botched drive through the tempting hole he'd left at cover. He formed a fine partnership with Trevor Goddard and, backed by South Africa's athletic fielding, took 37 wickets at a bowling average of 17.18 runs per wicket against England in the 1956–57 series. He took nine for 113 in the second innings of the Fourth Test at Johannesburg, bowling unchanged on the last day, and was carried off the field by his team mates. Tayfield caught the only batsman he didn't dismiss. In England in 1960 he took 123 wickets on the tour but failed in the Tests and, his career on the wane, lost his place in 1961–62. He was married and divorced five times. Tayfield died in a hospital at Durban on 25 February 1994, at the age of 65. References External links Obituary in Wisden 1929 births 1994 deaths Cricketers from Durban South African people of British descent White South African people South African cricketers South Africa Test cricketers Gauteng cricketers KwaZulu-Natal cricketers Rhodesia cricketers Wisden Cricketers of the Year