06 – John Hayward (Randwick 1975)

John joined Randwick in 1962 from Maitland NSW where he was one of the Hunter Valley’s most dominant batsmen. He was immediately ushered into the 1st Grade team where in 1962-63 he scored the first of his 4,488 runs for the club. He was to go on and score 7 centuries with a highest score of 133 against St George while holding 60 catches. He was also 1st Grade captain for a number of seasons. In 1964 Hayward was appointed Hon. Treasurer and served in that position for 27 years, one of the longest Office Bearer appointments in the 101 years history of the club.