Derek Reginald Hayward (born 7 December 1940) is a former English List A cricketer. Hayward was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Hayward made his debut for Dorset in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. Baker represented Dorset in 138 Minor Counties Championship matches from 1961 to 1983, with his final Minor Counties match for the county coming against Devon. In his 3 List-A matches for the county he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 10.33, with best figures of 3/15 against Essex.