Famous Cricketers No 60 - Ernest Tyldesley

309. Hon.L.H.Tennyson’s Team v South Africa, Port Elizabeth, February 20, 21, 23, 24 (South Africa won by 21 runs) c E.P.Nupen b C.A.Munro 27 94 183 lbw b A.E.Hall 79 268 200 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Avge 100 50 Ct Representative matches 5 9 0 326 79 36.22 - 3 3 Other matches 6 10 2 639 174 79.87 2 3 - Tour 11 19 2 965 174 56.76 2 6 3 Career 309 474 42 16240 244 37.59 30 91 139 1925 This was Tyldesley’s most unfortunate season. Reinvigorated by his winter triumphs in South Africa he displayed excellent form from the outset and had already completed his 1,000 runs in the nine weeks up to July 8th when he was struck down with appendicitis; the resulting operation put him out of action for the remainder of the season, which Wisden recognised as potentially his best to date. He began with some major innings, only one of which he converted into a century; this was his 110 not out in three hours against Worcestershire at Aigburth. However, after a less successful spell in the middle of June, he took 114 off the Nottinghamshire attack at Trent Bridge (he hit 14 fours and was ninth out), drove particularly well in scoring 109 in 150 minutes (with a six and 13 fours) at Cheltenham and then returned to Aigburth for an innings of 82 during which he and Charlie Hallows put on 214 for the second wicket against Sussex. And that was where it stopped. Having looked set for more representative honours, his 16 games were, as it transpired, all for his county. As his season ended in disappointment he could hardly have imagined that, at the age of 36, he stood on the verge of his greatest achievements. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 310. Lancashire v Warwickshire, Old Trafford, May 2, 4, (5) (Match drawn) c and b R.E.S.Wyatt 78 283 80 157-6 311. Lancashire v Oxford University, The Parks, May 6, 7, (8) (Match drawn) b L.R.Serrurier 1 159 126 did not bat - 2-0 156 312. Lancashire v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 9, 11, 12 (Match drawn) (12-a-side match) c C.T.Bennett b R.J.O.Meyer 7 281 260 not out 41 71-1 172 313. Lancashire v Worcestershire, Liverpool, May 16, 18 (Lancashire won by an innings and 108 runs) not out 110 326-3d 121 2 97 314. Lancashire v Somerset, Old Trafford, May (20), 21 (Lancashire won by nine wickets) c J.Daniell b G.E.Hunt 8 130 74 1 not out 11 20-1 73 1 315. Lancashire v Yorkshire, Old Trafford, May 30, June 1, 2 (Match drawn) c A.Waddington b R.Kilner 35 265 - - - - 232 1 1 0 0 186-6 316. Lancashire v Kent, Old Trafford, June 3, 4, 5 (Lancashire won by seven wickets) c J.C.Hubble b F.E.Woolley 77 331 139 c James Seymour b A.P.Freeman 22 128-3 319 317. Lancashire v Surrey, Old Trafford, June 6, 8, 9 (Lancashire won by an innings and 17 runs) c H.A.Peach b A.C.T.Geary 82 371 71 283 1 318. Lancashire v Glamorgan, Swansea, June 10, 11 (Lancashire won by 138 runs) c W.E.Bates b F.P.Ryan 4 141 110 35