OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20098, 29 November 1930, Page 4

OBITUARY.

J. T. TYLDESLEY. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION —BT BLICTAIO TELEGBAPH—COPTRItIHT.) LONDON. November 27. The death is announced of John Thomas Tyldesley, a famous professional cricketer. J. T. Tyldesley was one of the greatest of professional batsmen. He was fifty-seven years of age. Tyldesley retired at the end of the 1919 season, when he was declared to be as good as ever. In first-class cricket, he made 37,962 runs, with an average of 40.6. including eighty-six centuries, soventy-three of which he made for Lancashire. He set a world's record in scoring over 200 on thirteen occasions, his highest score being 295, against Kent at Manchester in 1906. in lest matches he scored 1601 runs, including four centuries. with an average of 30, and during lii s career scored over 1000 runs each season except his first two—lß9s and 1896. In iJol_h© made 3041. with an average I - having the distinction of scoring over 3000 runs in a season with •loin Hay ward and Ranjitsinhij (twice each), and C. B. Fry and Robert Abel visited Australia m 1901-2 and 1903-4. I

MR J. WILSON. (press association teleqkam.) AUCKLAND, November 28 The death has occurred of Mr John Wilson, aged 84, one of the founders of the cement industry in New Zealand.