10 best players of all time from Lancashire

2. Ernest Tyldesley

Ernest Tyldesley is Lancashire's highest run-scorer in history

The younger brother of Johnny Tyldesley, Ernest is Lancashire's highest run-getter in history and scored more than 100 first-class centuries during his illustrious career.

Though he made his first-class debut as early as 1909, it was only after the Frist Wolrd War that Ernest Tyldesley starting to make a real impact and considering the slow start to his career, it is amazing that he ended up with close to 40000 frist-class runs.

He only made his England debut at the age of 32 and played his final match at 40, retiring with an average of 55, the highest for any player at the time.

Ernest was known for his poise and beautiful strokeplay that made him a joy to watch for all but the opposition bowlers who found it hard to stop the runs flowing from his bat.