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][6]

Jack Tynan

Personal information
Full name	John Christopher Tynan
Born	(1925-12-05)5 December 1925 Wellington, New Zealand
Died	23 August 2020(2020-08-23) (aged 94)
Relative	Rose Tynan (granddaughter)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Field hockey Cricket
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1951/52–1953/54	Wellington
FC debut	23 February 1952  v West Indians
Last FC	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/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 April 2023

Tynan died on 23 August 2020.^[7]