10 greatest South African cricketers of all time

#4. Hugh Tayfield

Hugh Tayfield (R)

For a country which has rarely produced quality spinners, Hugh Tayfield remains as a pleasant exception. Courtesy of his impeccable accuracy and control he is regarded as one of the best off-spinners in Tests and he was until 2008, the fastest bowler from his country to reach to 100 Test wickets.

An average of 25.91 and incredible economy rate of 1.94 suggests the quality of off-spin Tayefield delivered. England found it the wrong way when he picked nine wickets at Johannesburg in 1956/7. In that game, he bowled 35 overs without any break. In the same series, in the earlier Test, he bowled 137 consecutive dot balls.