| Ernest Hayter | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Ernest Hayter |
| Birth Date: | 31 July 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Bournemouth, Hampshire, England |
| Death Place: | Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Leg break |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | 36 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.20 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 17 |
| Deliveries1: | 66 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 16 January |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14113.html Cricinfo |
Ernest Hayter (31 July 1913 — 16 December 2005) was an English first-class cricketer and footballer.
Hayter was born at Bournemouth in July 1913. His father was the secretary of Brockenhurst Cricket Club in the New Forest.[1] He was a member of the ground staff at Hampshire by the mid-1930s,[1] with Hayter making his debut in first-class cricket against Derbyshire at Queen's Park, Chesterfield in the 1935 County Championship. He made two further first-class appearances for Hampshire in 1937, against Cambridge University at Basingstoke, and Northamptonshire at Rushden in the County Championship.[2] In these, he scored 36 runs with a highest score of 17.[3] Hayter was released at the end of the 1937 season, alongside Howard Lawson.[4]
Outside of cricket, Hayter played football as a goalkeeper for Lymington Town. In 1936, he had trials with Norwich City.[5] In August 1937, while at sea on board SS Dunvegan Castle, Hayter was the victim of an attempted murder, when he was stabbed by Antonio Mifsud, a Maltese kitchen porter.[6] He later served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, playing minor exhibition matches for the Royal Air Force cricket team during the war.[7] Hayter died suddenly whilst playing golf at Southampton in December 2005, aged 92. He had resided during his final years at Bartley, Hampshire.[8]