Ted Tyler
Edwin ("Ted") James Tyler (13 October 1864 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England – 25 January 1917 in North Town, Taunton, Somerset, England) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1891 and 1907. Tyler also played one Test match for England on their tour to South Africa in 1895–96.
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| Full name | Edwin James Tyler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1864 Kidderminster, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 January 1917 (aged 52) Taunton, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 103) | 21 March 1896 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1891–1907 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tyler was a left-handed bowler. He played much of his early cricket for the Kidderminster Club, and for two years, 1885 and 1886, he was in the Worcestershire eleven, bowling with success in 1885. Then came his connection with Somerset and his fame as a slow bowler.[1]
External links
- Ted Tyler at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Ted Tyler at ESPNcricinfo
- Obituary of Ted Tyler from the 1918 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, this obituary is now out of copyright and much of this article is based on this obituary.
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