Len Wyatt

John Leonard "Len" Wyatt (7 March 1919 – 29 January 2015) was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Northern Districts in the Plunket Shield in the 1956–57 season. He was the older brother of Ivan Wyatt.

Len Wyatt

Personal information
Full name	John Leonard Wyatt
Born	(1919-03-17)17 March 1919 Leigh, New Zealand
Died	29 January 2015(2015-01-29) (aged 95) Warkworth, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Ivan Wyatt (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1956-57	Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 163 Batting average 23.28 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 54 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: Cricinfo, 25 April 2017

In World War II Len Wyatt served in New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands with the 1st Battalion New Zealand Scottish Regiment and the 36th Battalion. He rose to the rank of lieutenant in 1942 and was posted to the Reserve of Officers in 1945.[1]

He played club and representative cricket until he was 59, scoring more than 40,000 runs with 128 centuries. He captained the Northland cricket team for several years, and when he was 37 he played in Northern Districts' inaugural season in the Plunket Shield in 1956–57.[1] In the fourth match, against Wellington, he opened the batting and scored 54 and 29, putting on first-wicket partnerships of 109 and 55 with James Everest.[2]

He worked in the family farming and sawmilling businesses all his life until he retired in 1986. He and his wife Joyce had two sons and a daughter.[1]

References

1. "John Leonard (Len) Wyatt 1919-2015". localmatters. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
2. "Wellington v Northern Districts 1956-57". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

External links

• Len Wyatt at ESPNcricinfo
• Len Wyatt at CricketArchive (subscription required)