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Leslie Hylton

West Indies

Player profile

Full name Leslie George Hylton
Born March 29, 1905, Kingston, Jamaica
Died May 17, 1955, Spanish Town, St Catherine, Jamaica (aged 50 years 49 days)
Major teams West Indies, Jamaica
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast

Batting and fielding averages
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	6s	Ct	St
Tests	6	8	2	70	19	11.66	0	0	1	1	0
First-class	40	54	9	843	80	18.73	0	5		31	0

Bowling averages
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	6	12	965	418	16	4/27	5/80	26.12	2.59	60.3	1	0	0
First-class	40			3075	120	5/24		25.62				3	0

Career statistics
Test debut	West Indies v England at Bridgetown, Jan 8-10, 1935 scorecard
Last Test	England v West Indies at Manchester, Jul 22-25, 1939 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span	1926/27 - 1938/39

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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.

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