 Tye was a right-arm roundarm fast bowler and took 45 first-class wickets at an average of 24.49 and a best performance of 5 for 41.He was a right-handed batsman and played 38 innings in 24 matches with an average of 7.53 and a top score of 48.By 1880 Tye moved to Brighouse, where he was a publican at the Round House Inn.