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Full name Tyrell Fabian Johnson
Born January 10, 1917, Tunapuna, Trinidad
Died April 5, 1985, Couva, Trinidad (aged 68 years 85 days)
Major teams West Indies,Trinidad
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
1
1
1
9
9*
-
0
0
0
1
0
First-class
18
21
11
90
27
9.00
0
0
8
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
1
2
240
129
3
2/53
3/129
43.00
3.22
80.0
0
0
0
First-class
18
2846
1075
50
6/41
21.50
2.26
56.9
1
0
Career statistics
Only Test
England v West Indies at The Oval, Aug 19-22, 1939 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1935/36 - 1938/39
Profile
Left-arm pace bowler Tyrell Johnson played in only one match for West Indies, at The Oval in 1939, but it was enough for him to join the select list of bowlers who have taken a wicket with their first ball in Tests. England opener Walter Keeton played on to his first delivery, and he also caught and bowled Len Hutton, but the war wrecked his chances of any more caps.
Cricinfo staff
Tyrell Johnson played one Test match for West Indies against England at The Oval in 1939, when with his first ball he caused Keeton to play on. He had also taken a wicket with his first ball of the tour, at Worcester. Very tall and thin, he bowled left-arm at a brisk medium pace and with appreciable in-swing. Of the 16 first-class wickets he took on his one tour, those of Hutton and Oldfield also came in The Oval Test.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
