Leslie Hylton

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Leslie Hylton West Indies (WI)

Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm fast
	Tests	First-class
Matches	6	40
Runs scored	70	843
Batting average	11.66	18.73
100s/50s	-/-	-/5
Top score	19	80
Balls bowled	965	-
Wickets	16	120
Bowling average	26.12	25.62
5 wickets in innings	-	3
10 wickets in match	-	-
Best bowling	4/27	5/24
Catches/stumpings	1/-	31/-
Test debut: 8 January 1935 Last Test: 22 July 1939 Source: [1]

Leslie George Hylton (29 March 1905 – 17 May 1955) was a West Indian cricketer, a fast bowler who played in 6 Test matches between 1935 and 1939 for the West Indies. He also played 40 first-class games for his native Jamaica.

Hylton debuted with four Tests in the 1934–35 season, taking 13 wickets at an average of 19.3, but had to wait until 1939 before playing his next two Tests. In that trip to England, he added three more wickets to his career tally, and did not play in any more Tests subsequently.

Hylton is perhaps more well-known for his death. In 1955, he was hanged for murdering his wife. He remains the only Test cricketer to have been executed.