1. Eric William Thomas Tindill was a New Zealand sportsman.
26 Facts About Eric Tindill
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Eric Tindill's family moved to Wellington in 1922, and he was educated at Wellington Technical College until 1925.
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Eric Tindill trained as an accountant, and worked as a civil servant for 40 years in the government audit office.
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Eric Tindill was nicknamed "Snowy" due to his fair hair.
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Eric Tindill married his wife Mary in 1937, shortly before he left on a cricket tour to England.
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An all-round sportsman, in addition to cricket and rugby, Eric Tindill played football for Wellington in 1927, and was a founder of the Wellington Table Tennis Association in 1932.
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In cricket, Eric Tindill played club cricket for the Midland club.
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Eric Tindill made a century on his first-class debut in January 1933, scoring 106 as an opening batsman in a Plunket Shield match against Auckland at Eden Park.
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Eric Tindill played five Tests for the New Zealand cricket team.
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Eric Tindill toured England under Curly Page in 1937, playing in 25 tour matches, including the three Test matches at Lord's, Old Trafford and the Oval.
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The report of the tour in the 1938 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack stated that Eric Tindill "did nothing out of the common with the bat, but as a wicket-keeper he was always worth his place".
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Eric Tindill served in the NZEF in the Second World War, in North Africa.
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Eric Tindill then played in the first two Test matches in New Zealand after the War.
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Eric Tindill played his last first-class game for Wellington against the touring Australians in 1950.
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Eric Tindill scored six first-class centuries and finished with an average of 30.35 in 116 innings in 69 first-class matches.
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In rugby, Eric Tindill alternated between half-back and first five-eighth for Wellington between 1932 and 1945, and was noted for his kicking of drop goals, then worth 4 points against 3 for a try.
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Eric Tindill was unable to play against South Africa in 1937, having already departed to tour England with the New Zealand cricket team, but he joined the All Blacks tour to Australia in 1938, playing in three games against state sides.
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Eric Tindill refereed the rugby match against Australia at Dunedin in 1955.
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Eric Tindill was secretary of the Wellington Cricket Association, and a selector for both Wellington and New Zealand cricket teams.
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Eric Tindill was a member of the panel that selected the New Zealand team that achieved the country's first Test victory, against the West Indies in 1956.
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Eric Tindill was Treasurer of the New Zealand Boxing Council from 1973 to 1981.
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Eric Tindill was inducted as a member of New Zealand's Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Eric Tindill received a Halberg award for services to sport in 2000.
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Eric Tindill died in Wellington in 2010 and was buried at Karori Cemetery.
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Eric Tindill became the oldest living Test cricketer on 16 February 2004, on the death of Don Cleverley.
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Eric Tindill became the oldest living All Black on 8 October 2001, on the death of Ray Williams, and was the last surviving All Black who played a Test before World War II.