Career
He is a right-arm fast bowler, who, according to Peter Robinson, "has genuine pace, the ability to get bounce and abundant energy". At the time of Robinson"s article, "Hayward clearly seen as the successor to Allan Donald as the spearhead of the South African attack." However Hayward has not played a Test match since August 2004 and a One Day International since April 2002. Steve Waugh appears to have reached this conclusion in this 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." He played for Ireland in the 2007 Friends Provident Trophy.
He currently plays for Derbyshire.