Ernest Tyldesley
On scorecards: GE Tyldesley
In-game rating: 85/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ernest Tyldesley played 14 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1921 to 1929. The first came against Australia at Trent Bridge, with scores of 0 and 7, and the last against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1929.
The highest score in the archive is 122 against South Africa at Old Wanderers in 1927, in a match England won. In all: 3 hundreds, 6 fifties. At home the average was 52.3 across 8 Tests; away it was 57.2 across 6 Tests.
The most runs came against South Africa: 535 runs at 59.4 in 6 Tests. Old Trafford was the most frequent ground, with 3 Tests and 162 runs at 81.0. England won 6 of the Tests Ernest Tyldesley played and lost 4, with 4 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 14 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | – | South Africa | Old Wanderers | 1927 | Won |
| 122 | – | West Indies | Lord's | 1928 | Won |
| 100 | – | South Africa | Kingsmead | 1928 | Lost |
| 87 | – | South Africa | Newlands | 1927 | Won |
| 81 | – | Australia | Old Trafford | 1926 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 535 | 59.44 | 2/3 |
| Australia | 5 | 257 | 42.83 | 0/2 |
| West Indies | 3 | 198 | 66.00 | 1/1 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 418 | 52.25 | 1/3 |
| Away | 6 | 572 | 57.20 | 2/3 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Trafford | 3 | 162 | 81.00 | 0/2 |
| Kingsmead | 2 | 261 | 87.00 | 1/2 |
| Old Wanderers | 2 | 172 | 57.33 | 1/0 |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 112 | 56.00 | 0/1 |
| Lord's | 1 | 122 | 122.00 | 1/0 |
| Newlands | 1 | 87 | 43.50 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1921 at Trent Bridge
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1929 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
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