A prominent left-handed batsman, Aylward played in a total of 107 first-class matches between 1773 and 1797.
[1] Aylward was 32 at the time,[2] and Arthur Haygarth suggests that it is likely he played cricket prior to this.
[1] In 1777 Aylward set a record score of 167 runs whilst playing for a Hampshire XI against an England side[c] at Sevenoaks Vine.
[8] He lived in London later in his life and died at Edward Street in Marylebone in December 1827 aged 85 or 86.
He was buried on 27 December at St John's Wood Churchyard, close to Lord's Cricket Ground.