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 | (1915-09-05)5 September 1915 Woodford Green, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 September 1972(1972-09-09) (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]
He died on 9 September 1972 at Ipswich, Suffolk.