James Tilyard

James Thomas "Jimmy" Tilyard (27 August 1889 – 1 November 1966) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

Jimmy Tilyard

Birth name	James Thomas Tilyard
Date of birth	27 August 1889
Place of birth	Waratah, Tasmania, Australia
Date of death	1 November 1966 (aged 77)
Place of death	Dannevirke, New Zealand
Notable relative(s)	Fred Tilyard (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighth All Black No. 205 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1908–11, 13–20 1912, 1921 Wellington Wanganui 43 10 () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1913–20 New Zealand 1 (0)
Cricket information
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1907–08	Wellington
Only First-class	2 April 1908  v Hawke's Bay
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 40 Batting average 20.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 31 Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: CricketArchive, 14 February 2016

Tilyard, Australian born, represented Wellington and Wanganui provincially. He played his club rugby with Poneke. A brother, Fred, was also an All Black while other brothers competed in club rugby at a high level.[1]

He played his only Test match for New Zealand when he took the field as a first five-eighth in an 11-point loss to Australia at Christchurch in 1913. It was more of a second string All-Blacks team as the usual players had already started their tour of Canada when this Test, the final of the series, was played.[2]

Tilyard returned to the national team in 1920 and captained them for a tour of New South Wales. He made nine All Black appearances on the tour, scored four tries and kicked two conversions as well as a drop goal.[1]

The talented sportsman also appeared in one first-class cricket match for Wellington in 1908, against Hawke's Bay in Napier. In a drawn match, Tilyard contributed scores of 31 and nine.[3]

References

1. "Profile: Jimmy Tilyard". All Blacks.com.
2. "Australia tour of New Zealand - Christchurch, 20 September 1913". Scrum.com.
3. "Hawke's Bay v Wellington 1907/08". CricketArchive.