Cris Tinley

Robert Crispin Tinley (25 October 1830 – 11 December 1900) was an English first-class cricketer in the mid-19th century who was recognised as one of the best slow bowlers of his time. Born in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, he played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and the All-England Eleven. He batted right-handed and was a right-arm slow bowler of underarm lobs.

Tinley made his first-class debut in the 1847 season and made 117 appearances between then and the 1874 season. He took 309 wickets at an average of 14.46 with a best analysis of 8 wickets for 12 runs in an 1863 match between Nottinghamshire and Cambridgeshire (he then took 7 for 66 in the second innings to achieve a match return of 15/78). He took 10 wickets in a match on five occasions.

Tinley was a useful tail-end batsman who made three fifties with a highest score of 56. He scored 2,004 runs in all at an average of 11.38. He also took 143 catches and, as an occasional wicket-keeper, two stumpings.

The teams Tinley played for were: Nottinghamshire (1847–1869); Manchester (1851); All-England Eleven (1851–1874); North (1851–1865); England XI (1855–1860); Players (1858–1864); Another England Eleven (1860); England "Next XIV" (1860); and the Combined Kent and Nottinghamshire XI (1864). He travelled to Australia with George Parr's XI in 1863–64.

Tinley died in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, aged 70.

Bibliography

• Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Kennington: Frederick Lillywhite. ISBN 978-19-00592-23-9.

External links

• Cris Tinley at ESPNcricinfo
• Cris Tinley at CricketArchive
• Wisden obituary