A good driver of the ball, Tarilton made his first-class debut for Barbados in 1905 and played until 1930.
The First World War prevented Tarilton from establishing an international reputation, for example through touring England.
George Challenor was a more stylish batsman and greatly admired in Barbados, but Tarilton was the more reliable.
[3] Tarilton, also chosen to tour, scored 554 runs at an average of 21.30, his only century being 109 not out against Nottinghamshire.
[4] In 1927, he and Challenor scored 292 in an opening partnership against Trinidad, setting a West Indian record for that wicket which lasted until 1950.