# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hugh-tayfield
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:42:40.275Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/hugh-tayfield"
name: "Hugh Tayfield"
slug: "hugh-tayfield"
description: "Hugh Joseph Tayfield was a South African international cricketer. He played 37 Test matches for South Africa between 1949 and 1960 and was one of the best off spinners the game has seen. He was the fastest South African to take 100 wickets in Tests until Dale Steyn claimed the record in March 2008. He was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1956. He was known as 'Toey' due to his habit of stubbing his toes into the ground before every delivery. He would also kiss the badge on his cap before handing it to the umpire at the start of every over."
tagline: "Cricket player of South Africa. (1929-1994)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "South Africa"
  isoCode: "ZA"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1929-01-30"
deathDate: "1994-02-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.65
  momentum:             9.195979899497488
  historical:           5.747085333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "ہیوٹیفیلڈ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "هوج تايفيلد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "হিউ টেফিল্ড"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Tayfield"
    title: "Hugh Tayfield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Tayfield"
    title: "Hugh Tayfield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81_%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1"
    title: "ह्यु टेफिल्ड"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B9%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%AF%E0%B1%82_%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%AB%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A1%E0%B1%8D"
    title: "హ్యూ టేఫీల్డ్"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump