Ernest Tyldesley

George Ernest Tyldesley (5 February 1889 – 5 May 1962) was an English cricketer. The younger brother of Johnny Tyldesley and the leading batsman for Lancashire. He remains Lancashire's most prolific run-getter of all time, and is one of only a few batsmen to have scored 100 centuries in the first-class game.

Ernest Tyldesley
Tyldesley in about 1925
Personal information
Born(1889-02-05)5 February 1889
Worsley, Lancashire
Died5 May 1962(1962-05-05) (aged 73)
Rhos-on-Sea, Denbighshire, Wales
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow-medium
International information
National side
Test debut28 May 1921 v Australia
Last Test16 March 1929 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 14 648
Runs scored 990 38,874
Batting average 55.00 45.46
100s/50s 3/6 102/191
Top score 138 295*
Balls bowled 2 421
Wickets 0 6
Bowling average 57.66
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/33
Catches/stumpings 2/0 295/0
Source: CricketArchive, 25 May 2019

In Test cricket, Tyldesley went on the 1928/29 Ashes Tour, where he played in one test. He also played in four Ashes matches in England, out of 14 Tests overall which included three centuries.

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