New Zealand's oldest surviving cricketer dies aged 100
New Zealand's oldest surviving cricketer, Tom Pritchard, died aged 100 years and 165 days at his home in New Zealand on Tuesday. In March 2017, Pritchard had become only the third New Zealand first-class cricketer, after John Wheatley and Syd Ward, to reach 100 years of age. Pritchard claimed 818 wickets at an average of 23.30 across 200 first-class games.