Ernest Tyler, who played for Swansea CC, appeared for the Gentlemen of Glamorgan in their friendlies against the Gentlemen of Carmarthenshire at the St. Helen’s ground on 20 and 21 July 1914, as well as the return fixture at Stradey Park in Llanelli the following week. Ernest made a duck in the first game but struck an unbeaten 22 in the first innings of the return game, followed by 9 in their second innings.
He was clearly a person of influence within cricketing circles in South Wales as, in September 1914 he was appointed as acting secretary of Glamorgan CCC. The following year, Ernest duly raised a County XI for a match against Christ College, Brecon on 16 June. Batting at number seven in the line-up, he made an assured 28 before claiming a wicket with his occasional leg-spin as his team won by 107 runs.
Born in Nottinghamshire on Christmas Day in 1872, Ernest was the son of a grocer and had attended Queen Elizabeth’s School, Mansfield before securing a place to read Natural Science at St. John’s College, Cambridge. He represented the College at cricket and secured a First in the subject before qualifying as a teacher of chemistry. He initially taught in Exeter before securing posts at Newark Grammar School and subsequently Framlingham College. Whilst in Suffolk, he also won a place in the county’s team and played in their match in August 1902 against Cambridgeshire at Fenner’s. Batting at number six he made 21 and o in the 145-run defeat.
It proved to be his only appearance in the Minor County Championship as in 1903 he took a post at Swansea Grammar School, before the following year being appointed Head of Chemistry at Swansea Technical School. In 1919 he was appointed as a lecturer at Swansea University and wrote several textbooks on the teaching of chemistry. He remained in Swansea for the rest of his life and also acted as Honorary Treasurer of Glamorgan County Cricket Club from 1922 until 1933.
TYLER, Ernest Albert
Born – Warsop, Notts, 25 December 1872.
Died – Mount Pleasant Hospital, Swansea, 5 April 1961.