John Christopher Tynan (5 December 1925 – 23 August 2020) was a New Zealand field hockey player and cricketer.[1] He represented New Zealand in field hockey between 1948 and 1956, including at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.[2][3][4] He played four first-class cricket matches for Wellington between 1952 and 1954.[5][6]
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| Full name | John Christopher Tynan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 December 1925 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 August 2020 (aged 94) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relative | Rose Tynan (granddaughter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951/52–1953/54 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 23 February 1952 v West Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 1 January 1954 v Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 21 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tynan died on 23 August 2020.[7]
References
edit- ^ "John Tynan". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "John Tynan". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "John Tynan bio, stats, and results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand hockey representatives – men" (PDF). Hockey New Zealand. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "First-class matches played by John Tynan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. p. 290. ISBN 9781472975478.
- ^ "John Tynan death notice". Dominion Post. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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