Cris Tinley

Who was Cris Tinley?

Robert Crispin Tinley was an English cricketer in the mid-19th century and one of the best slow bowlers of his time. He played for Nottinghamshire CCC and the All-England Eleven. He batted right-handed and was an outstanding right-arm slow bowler of underarm lobs.

Tinley made his first-class debut in the 1847 season and had 117 appearances to the 1874 season. He took 309 wickets @ 14.46 with a best analysis of 8-12. He took 10 wickets in a match on five occasions. He was useful tail-end batsman who made three fifties in his career with a highest score of 56. He scored 2004 runs in all @ 11.38. He also took 143 catches and, as an occasional wicket-keeper, 2 stumpings.