Tindill was secretary of the Wellington Cricket Association, and a selector for both Wellington and New Zealand cricket teams. He 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. He was also Treasurer of the New Zealand Boxing Council from 1973 to 1981. In the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours, Tindill was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to rugby and cricket. He was inducted as a member of New Zealand's Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. He received a Halberg award for services to sport in 2000.