Famous Cricketers No 60 - Ernest Tyldesley

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Avge 100 50 Ct County Championship 12 19 0 479 73 25.21 - 3 10 Other Lancashire match 1 1 0 21 21 21.00 - - 1 Season 13 20 0 500 73 25.00 - 3 11 Career 36 48 2 922 73 20.04 - 6 27 Bowling O M R W BB Avge Other Lancashire match 1 0 5 0 - - Career 4 0 21 0 - - 1912 Tyldesley - batting regularly at Number 6 - made an excellent start to the season, recording his maiden century in his opening innings. After three games he had scored 253 runs for only twice out. Thereafter his form deserted him; he failed twice in his first “Roses” match and only registered one further score in excess of 40. His 107 against Sussex came at the age of 23, quite a late start for a man who was to achieve a century of centuries; entering at 73 for 4 he shared in partnerships of 186 with Jack Sharp and 107 with Frank Brooke before departing at 366 for 6, having effected the recovery which led to an innings victory. His driving was the main feature, but there was a statistical oddity as well; owing to an overthrow the scoring stroke which brought up this maiden hundred was an 8! Omitted for a month towards the end of the season he returned for the last two games but met with no success; his final average of 25.50 was hugely disappointing after his early promise. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 37. Lancashire v Sussex, Old Trafford, May 13, 14 (Lancashire won by an innings and 132 runs) run out 107 421 153 136 38. Lancashire v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 16, 17, 18 (Lancashire won by an innings and 8 runs) b F.A.Tarrant 83 389 134 247 39. Lancashire v Derbyshire, Chesterfield, May 20, 21, (22) (Match drawn) not out 63 294 169-9 1 40. Lancashire v Leicestershire, Old Trafford, May 23, 24, 25 (Lancashire won by an innings and 273 runs) c J.Shields b J.H.King 21 409 75 1 61 41. Lancashire v Yorkshire, Bradford, May 27, 28 (Yorkshire won by ten wickets) c D.Denton b A.Drake 2 76 226 lbw b S.Haigh 4 165 17-0 42. Lancashire v Kent, Old Trafford, May 30, 31, June 1 (Lancashire won by an innings and 27 runs) b W.J.Fairservice 6 264 110 1 127 43. Lancashire v Worcestershire, Worcester, June (6), 7, (8) (Match drawn) did not bat - 210-4 44. Lancashire v Australians, Old Trafford, June 13, 14, 15 (Lancashire won by 24 runs) lbw b T.J.Matthews 13 146 177 lbw b T.J.Matthews 6 188 133 45. Lancashire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, June 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) b C.S.Baker 61 429 - - - - 147 2 0 15 0 294-7 46. Lancashire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) b E.G.Hayes 36 303 387 b W.J.Abel 7 352-5d 57-3 47. Lancashire v Nottinghamshire, Old Trafford, June 27, 28, 29 (Match drawn) b T.G.Wass 13 111 205 134 14