Robert Crispin Tinley (25 October 1830 – 11 December 1900) was an English

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er in the mid-19th century who was recognised as one of the best slow bowlers of his time. Tinley was born at

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, and played for

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and the

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. 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 for 12 (in a match in which he also took 7 for 66 in the second innings). He took

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on five occasions. He was a useful tail-end batsman who made three fifties with a highest score of 56. He scored 2004 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); combined Kent and Nottinghamshire (1864). George Parr's XI (1863/64) (during this trip, the team sailed to Australia on the

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He died at

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, aged 70.

References

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