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J.T. Tyldesley — Lancashire's Senior Batter of the Edwardian Era

Lancashire, England

1907-08-30

John Thomas Tyldesley — known throughout Lancashire as 'J.T.' to distinguish him from his younger brother Ernest — was the leading professional batter of Edwardian England. Between 1900 and 1909 he scored over 19,000 first-class runs at an average above 40 and represented England in 31 Tests. He combined a back-foot strength against fast bowling with a hooking technique that contemporaries — including Trumper — singled out for praise.

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⭐Mild

Bobby Abel — Surrey's 'Guv'nor' Through the 1900s

Surrey, England

1904-08-31

Bobby Abel — the small, severely short-sighted Surrey opener known throughout the south of England as 'the Guv'nor' — was the most prolific professional batter of the late 1890s and continued as Surrey's senior batter through the first four seasons of the new century. He had carried his bat for 357 not out against Somerset at the Oval in 1899, then the highest first-class score on an English ground, and remained Surrey's leading run-getter until cataracts forced his retirement in 1904.

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⭐Moderate

Johnny Tyldesley's 138 — The Other Story of Edgbaston 1902

England, Australia

1902-05-29

Before Wilfred Rhodes and George Hirst rolled Australia for 36 at Edgbaston on 29 May 1902, the day's foundation had been laid by Johnny Tyldesley's 138 in four and a half hours — an innings that took England to 376 for 9 declared. Tyldesley, the Lancashire professional, was at the height of his powers; the innings is sometimes overlooked because of what followed in the afternoon.

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