Ernest Cranfield Tedder (5 September 1915 – 9 September 1972) was an English cricketer. Tedder was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Woodford Green, Essex.
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| Full name | Ernest Cranfield Tedder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 September 1915 Woodford Green, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 September 1972 (aged 57) Ipswich, Suffolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1946 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tedder served in World War II with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, initially holding the rank of acting pilot officer.[1] He was later promoted to flying officer in July 1941.[2] Following the war, Tedder played first-class cricket for Essex against Somerset in the 1946 County Championship. He made seven further first-class appearances in that season, with his final appearance coming against Sussex.[3] In his eight first-class appearances, he scored 208 runs at an average of 14.85, with a high score of 55.[4] This score, which was his only half century, came against Sussex.[5]
References
edit- ^ "No. 34927". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 August 1940. p. 5094.
- ^ "No. 35247". The London Gazette. 15 August 1941. p. 3693.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ernest Tedder". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ernest Tedder". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Essex v Sussex, 1946 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
External links
edit- Ernest Tedder at ESPNcricinfo
- Ernest Tedder at CricketArchive