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Tyrell Johnson

1917 – 1985

West Indian cricketer

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Lived 1917 – 1985 (aged 68). Tyrell Johnson was a cricketer.

Tyrell Fabian Johnson (10 January 1917 – 5 April 1985) was a West Indian international cricketer who played in one Test match in 1939.

Tall and thin, Johnson was a left-arm fast-medium bowler. He played for Trinidad in three consecutive finals of the Inter-Colonial Tournament in the late 1930s. He was picked for the 1939 West Indies cricket tour to England after taking six wickets for 41 runs in a trial match in February 1939 and leading the West Indian first-class bowling figures for the season with 22 wickets at an average of 9.59.

In England in 1939, Johnson took a wicket with his first ball of the tour at Worcester, but was picked for only eight other first-class matches. That included, however, the third Test of the three-match series at The Oval, where he repeated his instant success by taking the wicket of Walter Keeton with his first delivery. but managed only 16 on the tour as a whole, at an average of 32 runs per wicket.

This single Test match was Johnson's last first-class cricket appearance. He worked in Trinidad as a customs officer.

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Who was Tyrell Johnson?

West Indian cricketer (1917-1985)

When was Tyrell Johnson born?

Tyrell Johnson was born on 10 January 1917.

When did Tyrell Johnson die?

Tyrell Johnson died on 5 April 1985.

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Tyrell Johnson was a cricketer.

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· Wikidata: Q7861489

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