LONDON (AP) — For nearly nine months, John Alfred Tinniswood held the title of world's oldest man, marking his 112th birthday during his reign.
His record-holding status ended Monday when Tinniswood died in a care home in northwest England near Liverpool, where he was born on Aug. 26, 1912, his family said in a statement.
Tinniswood attributed his longevity to “pure luck.”
“You either live long or you live short, and you can’t do much about it,” the retired accountant and great-grandfather told the Guinness World Records when he earned the title in April.
If there was any secret to it, though, he said moderation was key to a healthy life. He never smoked, rarely drank and followed no special diet, apart from having fish and chips every Friday.
“If you drink too much or you eat too much or you walk too much — if you do too much of anything — you’re going to suffer eventually,” Tinniswood said.
Tinniswood was born a few months after the sinking of the Titanic. He lived through two world wars and served in the British Army Pay Corps in World War II.
Tinniswood was 111 this spring when he claimed the record after Juan Vicente Pérez, of Venezuela, died at 114.
Guinness World Records did not name who would replace Tinniswood as the new record holder.
He is survived by his daughter Susan, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. His wife of 44 years, Blodwen, died in 1986.
When Tinniswood turned 112 in August, he said he was taking it in stride — like everything else he did.
“I don’t feel that age, I don’t get excited over it," he said. “That’s probably why I’ve reached it.”
The world’s oldest living woman, and oldest living person, is Japan’s 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka.
John Alfred Tinniswood poses for a photo on April 4, 2024. The world’s oldest man has died in England at age 112. The family of John Alfred Tinniswood said he died Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 at a care home outside Liverpool, where he was born in 1912. (Guinness World Records via AP)
NEW DELHI, India (AP) — A 13-year-old from India’s northern state of Bihar could become the latest T20 batting sensation after Rajasthan Royals bought the youngster for $130,000 during the mega auction of the Indian Premier League.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi came to the limelight last month after he scored a century against Australia's Under-19 team off just 58 balls before he got out for 104.
At the age of 13 years and 187 days, Suryavanshi broke the record of Bangladesh’s present test captain Najmul Hasan Shanto, who at the age of 14 years and 241 days held the previous record of scoring a century at youth level.
Delhi Capitals also showed plenty of interest when the bid for Suryavanshi started at his base price of $35,500 before Rajasthan eventually bought him.
“He’s (Suryavanshi) been to our high performance center in Nagpur, he had trials there and really impressed our coaching set-up there,” Rajasthan’s chief executive officer Jake Lush McCrum said after the auction ended in Saudi Arabia on Monday. “He’s an incredible talent and of course you've got to have the confidence so he can step up to the IPL level.”
McCrum described Suryavanshi as a “hell of a talent” and hoped lots of work will go into the coming months before the IPL begins on March 14 with former Indian captain Rahul Dravid among the coaching panel of the franchise.
Suryavanshi idolizes legendary West Indian batter Brian Lara and often gets tips from former Indian batter Wasim Jaffer, with whom he met during an Under-19 tournament in Bangladesh last year.
His father Sanjiv Suryavanshi is his coach and has worked with him since an an early age once his son started to show interest in the game.
“He is not just my son now, but entire Bihar’s son," the elder Suryavanshi told Press Trust of India. "My son has worked hard.”
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi, one the the youngest Indian cricket player to earn an Indian Premier League contract after Rajasthan Royals (RR) signed for approximately Indian rupees 1.10 crore or USD $ 130481, walks to bat during local Ranji Trophy cricket league, in Patna, India, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/ After Alam)
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, one the the youngest Indian cricket player to earn an Indian Premier League contract after Rajasthan Royals (RR) signed for approximately Indian rupees 1.10 crore or USD $ 130481, poses for a photograph during local Ranji Trophy cricket league, in Patna, India, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/ After Alam)
