 England (ENG) |
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm fast | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 17 | 244 |
| Runs scored | 230 | 4103 |
| Batting average | 10.95 | 17.09 |
| 100s/50s | -/- | -/13 |
| Top score | 37* | 82 |
| Balls bowled | 3452 | 38173 |
| Wickets | 76 | 767 |
| Bowling average | 18.56 | 20.89 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 4 | 34 |
| 10 wickets in match | 1 | 5 |
| Best bowling | 7/27 | 8/60 |
| Catches/stumpings | 4/- | 85/- |
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Test debut: 12 August, 1954 |
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Frank Holmes Tyson (born 6 June 1930 in Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire) was an England cricketer of the mid-1950s. His fast bowling gave him the nickname "Typhoon Tyson", and both Don Bradman and Richie Benaud considered him to be the quickest they had ever seen. Unusually for a professional cricketer in the 1950's, Tyson was a University graduate (Durham). He played 17 Test matches, taking 76 wickets at an outstanding bowling average of 18.56, and was instrumental in helping England retain The Ashes in 1954/55, at Melbourne proving almost unplayable as he recorded a career-best 7-27 in the second innings. Tyson, whose county cricket was for Northamptonshire, was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1956. But he suffered from injury throughout his career, and he played his last first-class cricket when aged only 30, soon afterwards emigrating to Australia. He has since forged a career as a commentator and writer.
