Cyril Tyler
English cricketer
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Cyril Tyler (26 January 1911 – 25 January 1996) was an English academic and cricketer. He played for Gloucestershire between 1936 and 1938.[1] He took 33 wickets, with his career best performance was 5 for 116 against Middlesex at Lord's.[1] He started his career in the Heavy Woollen League in his native Ossett, Yorkshire, which led to speculation about a future selection in the England cricket team.[1]
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| Born | 26 January 1911 Ossett, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 January 1996 (aged 84) Reading, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936–1938 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 August 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After retirement from cricket, Tyler transitioned into the academia as a professor of agricultural chemistry at Cirencester Agricultural College in 1939.[1] He later became the Vice-Chancellor of Reading University in 1968, holding this role until his retirement in 1976.[1][2] He was married to Rita Tyler.[3]
