All Ten: The Ultimate Bowling Feat

29 James Lillywhite South v North, 1872 St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on 5, 6, 7 August 1872 (3-day match) Toss won by South North won by an innings and 46 runs Umpires: WH Fryer, W Goodhew South 131 and 142 (F Morley 5-50): North 319 (J Lillywhite 10-129) North first innings T Bignall b Lillywhite 18 E Lockwood c Pooley b Lillywhite 68 A Greenwood c Thornton b Lillywhite 52 R Daft c Pooley b Lillywhite 64 RP Carpenter c Thornton b Lillywhite 57 HN Tennent b Lillywhite 1 T Emmett not out 27 M McIntyre c Humphrey b Lillywhite 1 +G Pinder c Fryer b Lillywhite 18 F Morley b Lillywhite 0 JC Shaw c Walker b Lillywhite 3 Extras (b 7, lb 3) 10 Total all out, 173.2 overs) 319 Fall of wickets 1-34, 2-113, 3-149, 4-262, 5-264, 6-275, 7-278, 8-311, 9-311, 10-319 South bowling : J Lillywhite 60.2-22-129-10, E Willsher 37-21-40-0, FER Fryer 29-7-59-0, WG Grace 15-4-28-0, T Hearne 12-5-13-0, ID Walker 13-4- 25-0, CI Thornton 7-3-15-0 South: H Jupp, R Humphrey, FER Fryer, ID Walker, CI Thornton, HRJ Charlwood, WG Grace, EW Pooley (wk), T Hearne, J Lillywhite, E Willsher Sussex county cricket has an unequalled family tradition. The first bowler to take all-ten for Sussex was Cyril Bland against Kent in 1899 in an innings in which Fred Tate, father of the great Maurice, went wicketless. The next was Ian Thomson against Warwickshire in 1964. In that side were Richard Langridge (son of James, nephew of John; pillars of the side from the 1920s to the 1950s), Les Lenham (father of Neil; both scored over 10,000 runs for Sussex), and Tony Buss (who with brother Mike took 1,419 wickets for the county). Many other families have contributed fully to Sussex cricket, and it began with the Lillywhites. James’ father worked on the Duke of Richmond’s Goodwood estate and it was here that young James became a tile-maker whilst also playing locally. By the time he made his first-class debut in 1862 aged 20 the name Lillywhite was already famous in the cricketing world. His uncle was the famous slow bowler William, two of whose sons, John and James, played for Sussex. A third, Fred, was an entrepreneur with many cricketing interests. England’s captain in the very first Test match, Lillywhite’s place in cricket history is assured. He toured Australia six times as player or manager/