Jack Tynan

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]

Jack Tynan

Personal information
Full name	John Christopher Tynan
Born	5 December 1925 Wellington, New Zealand
Died	23 August 2020 (aged 94)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Field hockey Cricket
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed batsman
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1952–54	Wellington
First-class debut	23 February 1952  v West Indies
Last First-class	1 January 1954  v Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 80 Batting average 11.42 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 29 Balls bowled 66 Wickets 2 Bowling average 24.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1-11 Catches/stumpings 2/0
Source: Cricket Archive

Tynan died on 23 August 2020.[6]

References

1. "John Tynan". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
2. "John Tynan". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
3. "John Tynan bio, stats, and results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
4. "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.
5. "First-class matches played by John Tynan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
6. "John Tynan death notice". Dominion Post. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.