John Lillywhite
John Lillywhite (born 10 November 1826 in Hove, Sussex; died 27 October 1874 in St Pancras, London) was a famous English cricketer during the game's roundarm era.
John Lillywhite was part of a famous cricketing family, his father being William Lillywhite, a brother being Fred Lillywhite and his cousin being James Lillywhite.
Lillywhite was an all-rounder who batted right-handed and bowled right-arm roundarm, both slow and fast.
His known first-class career spanned the 1848 to 1873 seasons. He took 223 wickets in 185 matches @ 11.56 with a best analysis of 8/54. He had 12 5wI and 2 10wM. He scored 5127 runs @ 17.43 with a highest score of 138, making 2 centuries. He took 94 catches.
At the end of the 1859 English cricket season, Lillywhite was one of the 12 players who took part in cricket's first-ever overseas tour when an England cricket team led by George Parr visited North America.
External sources
References
- Scores and Biographies by Arthur Haygarth
- The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records by Peter Wynne-Thomas (PWT) – includes 1859 touring team photo
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