John Thomas Tyldesley was a specialist professional batsman who played for one of eighteen country clubs in the domestic cricket structure of where?
England and Wales
Title: Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Passage: Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.  It represents the historic county of Derbyshire.  Its limited overs team is called the Derbyshire Falcons in reference to the famous peregrine falcon which nests on the Derby Cathedral (it was previously called the Derbyshire Scorpions until 2005 and the Phantoms until 2010).  Founded in 1870, the club is classified by substantial sources as holding important match status from its first match in 1871 until 1887.  Because of poor performances and lack of fixtures in some seasons, Derbyshire then lost its important status for seven seasons until it was invited into the County Championship in 1895.  Derbyshire is classified as an "official" first-class team from 1895 by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the County Championship clubs; classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963; and classified as a senior Twenty20 team since 2003.
Title: Kent County Cricket Club
Passage: Kent County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.  It represents the historic county of Kent.  The club was first founded in 1842 but teams representing the county have played top-class cricket since the early 18th century.  Kent have competed in the County Championship since the official start of the competition in 1890 and have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.  The club's limited overs team is called the Kent Spitfires after the Supermarine Spitfire.
Title: Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Passage: Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.  It represents the historic county of Warwickshire.  Its 50 overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears and its T20 team the Birmingham Bears.  Founded in 1882, the club held minor status until it was classified as an "unofficial" first-class team by substantial sources in 1894; classified as an "official" first-class team from 1895 by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the County Championship clubs; classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963; and classified as a senior Twenty20 team since 2003.  Warwickshire's kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor is Gullivers Sports Travel.  The club's home is Edgbaston Cricket Ground in south Birmingham, which regularly hosts Test and One Day International matches.
Title: Sussex County Cricket Club
Passage: Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.  It represents the historic county of Sussex.  Its limited overs team is called the Sussex Sharks.  The club was founded as a successor to the various Sussex county cricket teams, including the old Brighton Cricket Club, which had been representative of the county of Sussex as a whole since the 1720s.  These teams always had senior status and so the county club is rated accordingly from inception: i.e., classified by substantial sources as holding important match status from 1839 to 1894; classified as an "official" first-class team from 1895 by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the County Championship clubs; classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963; and classified as a senior Twenty20 team since 2003.
Title: Lancashire County Cricket Club
Passage: Lancashire County Cricket Club, one of eighteen first-class county clubs in the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales, represents the historic county of Lancashire.  The club's limited overs team is called Lancashire Lightning.
Title: Surrey County Cricket Club
Passage: Surrey County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.  It represents the historic county of Surrey and also south London.  The club's limited overs team is called "Surrey" (unlike most other counties' teams, it has no official nickname).  Surrey teams formed from 1709 by earlier organisations always had senior status and so the county club is rated accordingly from inception: i.e., classified by substantial sources as holding important match status from 1845 to 1894; classified as an "official" first-class team from 1895 by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the County Championship clubs; classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963; and classified as a senior Twenty20 team since 2003.
Title: Johnny Tyldesley
Passage: John Thomas Tyldesley (22 November 1873 – 27 November 1930) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Lancashire and Test cricket for England.  He was a specialist professional batsman, usually third in the batting order, who rarely bowled and generally fielded in outfield positions.
Title: Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Passage: Yorkshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.  It represents the historic county of Yorkshire.  The club's limited overs team is called the Yorkshire Vikings.  Yorkshire teams formed by earlier organisations, essentially the old Sheffield Cricket Club, had senior status and so the county club is rated accordingly from inception: i.e., classified by substantial sources as holding important match status from 1863 to 1894; classified as an "official" first-class team from 1895 by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the County Championship clubs; classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963; and classified as a senior Twenty20 team since 2003.
Title: Hampshire County Cricket Club
Passage: Hampshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.  It represents the historic county of Hampshire.  Hampshire teams formed by earlier organisations, principally the Hambledon Club, always had important match status and so the county club was rated accordingly from its inception in 1863 until 1885.  Because of poor performances for several seasons, Hampshire then lost its status for nine seasons until it was invited into the County Championship in 1895.  Hampshire is classified as an "official" first-class team from 1895 by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the County Championship clubs; classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963; and classified as a senior Twenty20 team since 2003.
Title: Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Passage: Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.  It represents the historic county of Nottinghamshire.  The club's limited overs team is called the Notts Outlaws.  Nottinghamshire teams formed by earlier organisations since 1771, essentially the old Nottingham Cricket Club, had senior status and so the county club is rated accordingly from inception: i.e., classified by substantial sources as holding important match status from 1841 to 1894; classified as an "official" first-class team from 1895 by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the County Championship clubs; classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963; and classified as a senior Twenty20 team since 2003.
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