Famous Cricketers No 64 - Jas. Lillywhite, Jun.

c and b A.Shaw 1 171-7 40.3 18 57 4 A.N.Hornby c C.F.Buller 271 John Selby c C.F.Buller G.Pinder c W.G.Grace F.Morley b 187. Sussex v Lancashire, Old Trafford, August 3, 4, 5 (Sussex won by three wickets) c J.Ricketts b W.McIntyre 19 129 33 23 25 5 E.B.Rowley c G.Humphreys 67 R.Howe c J.Phillips E.Wadsworth b W.G.Mills b J.R.Hillkirk c H.R.J.Charlwood lbw b A.Watson 3 98-7 41.3 26 43 2 R.Howe c J.B.Hide 159 E.Wadsworth st G.T.Humphreys 188. Sussex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 7, 8 (Surrey won by five wickets) c W.T.Palmer b J.Street 14 104 26 15 28 2 G.F.Elliott b 130 W.H.Game c G.T.Humphreys b J.Kenrick 0 129 37 19 38 2 W.Lindsay c W.B.Weighall 104-5 E.W.Pooley c H.R.J.Charlwood 189. Sussex v Surrey, County Ground, Hove, August 14, 15, 16 (Sussex won by eight wickets) c E.W.Pooley b J.Southerton 14 311 48 20 38 1 G.F.Elliott c H.Phillips 192 did not bat - 47-2 45.3 31 20 3 G.F.Elliott c H.Phillips 165 E.Barratt b J.Street c H.Phillips 190. Sussex v Lancashire, County Ground, Hove, August 17, 18, 19 (Lancashire won by 12 runs) c J.Ricketts b W.McIntyre 21 142 23 7 44 3 A.N.Hornby b 141 E.Roper b E.Wadsworth b c J.Ricketts b R.G.Barlow 14 84 26 13 19 1 V.P.F.A.Royle b 97 191. Sussex v Gloucestershire, Clifton, August 24, 25, 26 (Match drawn) b W.G.Grace 27 281 70 26 111 3 E.M.Grace lbw 342 C.R.Filgate lbw J.A.Bush c H.Phillips 21.2 7 42 1 G.F.Grace c J.Phillips 172-6 192. South v North, Rochdale, September 7, 8, 9 (Match drawn) b R.O.Clayton 2 221 32 16 38 2 G.Ulyett c E.W.Pooley 237 R.O.Clayton b did not bat - 237-3 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Players v Gentlemen 1 2 1 42 30* 42.00 - - - Sussex 8 14 0 243 51 17.35 - 1 - Other matches 7 13 2 160 31* 14.54 - - 4 Season 16 29 3 445 51 17.11 - 1 4 Career 192 329 40 4482 126* 15.50 2 11 87 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Players v Gentlemen 80.1 50 79 7 4-28 11.28 - - Sussex 679.2 356 764 45 6-72 16.97 2 1 Other matches 369 162 541 37 7-67 14.62 4 1 Season 1128.3 568 1384 89 7-67 15.55 6 2 Career 10938 5035 14371 983 10-129 14.61 79 19 1876/77 - England in Australia James Lillywhite junior had the distinction of becoming England’s first Test match captain in the inaugural Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He had been selected as leader of the twelve-man strong team that left Southampton on 21st September 1876. Although this was the fourth team to visit Australia from England it was the first to play first-class matches as all previous tours had consisted of games against odds. On the trip as a whole the team played twenty-three matches matches (won 11, lost 4, drew 8) of which three were of first-class status, the two games ranked subsequently as Tests 31