Full Name

Leslie George Hylton

Born

March 29, 1905, Kingston, Jamaica

Died

May 17, 1955, Spanish Town, St Catherine, Jamaica, (aged 50y 49d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast

Wisden obituary
Leslie George Hylton died in Jamaica on May 17, aged 50. He played in six Test Matches for West Indies. A fast bowler for Jamaica, he helped in the winning of the rubber against R. E. S. Wyatt's team in the West Indies in 1934-35 when, in four Tests, he dismissed 13 batsmen at an average cost of 19.30. In 1939, he visited England under the captaincy of R. S. Grant, being chosen for two of the Test matches, but met with moderate success.
Wisden Cricketer's Almanack

Footnote
Hylton was hanged for the murder of his wife in 1955. He is the only Test cricketer known to have been executed.

Leslie Hylton Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests682701911.6600110
FC405498438018.7305-310

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests612965418164/275/8026.122.5960.3100
FC40-681130751205/24-25.622.7056.7-30
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Debut/Last Matches of Leslie Hylton

Recent Matches of Leslie Hylton

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
West Indians vs Gloucs14 & 201/19 & 0/3012-Aug-1939CheltenhamFC
West Indians vs Warwickshire9 & 12*1/18 & 2/1309-Aug-1939BirminghamFC
West Indians vs Glamorgan13 & 10/18 & 3/3105-Aug-1939SwanseaFC
West Indies vs England21/15 & 0/1822-Jul-1939ManchesterTest # 273
West Indians vs Lancashire220/5308-Jul-1939ManchesterFC

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