Famous Cricketers No 64 - Jas. Lillywhite, Jun.

1862 Lillywhite made a remarkable debut in first-class cricket when he took fourteen wickets in the match for Sussex against MCC at Lord’s, the best such debut performance in this country. The 14-57 remained his best match figures throughout his career. He appeared for the Players versus the Gentlemen at Lord’s in only his third first-class match, a rare feat even in those days of restricted fixtures. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 1. Sussex v MCC, Lord’s, June 16, 17 (Sussex won by four wickets) not out 2 64 25 11 28 5 R.Grosvenor c C.H.Ellis 46 J.Grundy c C.H.Ellis T.Hearne b T.de Grey c J.Wisden A.Balfour b b G.Wootton 0 36-6 35.2 21 29 9 W.Nicholson c J.Wisden 52 T.de Grey c J.H.Hale S.Ponsonby c C.H.Ellis T.Hearne b R.P.Broughton c C.H.Ellis H.W.Fellows b R.Grosvenor c R.Fillery A.Balfour b R.P.Montgomery st C.H.Ellis 2. Sussex v Kent, T.Box’s Ground, Hove, June 26, 27 (Kent won by ten wickets) b E.Willsher 4 101 16 5 31 0 109 b Joseph Wells 1 47 6 3 10 0 41-0 3. Players v Gentlemen, Lord’s, July 14, 15 (Players won by 157 runs) b R.Lang 8 110 - - - - 130 b R.Lang 5 246 28.3 14 29 8 A.W.T.Daniel c G.Wootton 69 R.Marsham c G.Wootton R.A.H.Mitchell b W.H.Benthall b C.G.Lyttelton c G.Wootton H.M.Marshall c R.Iddison R.Lang c Thos.Robinson H.Arkwright b 4. Sussex v Kent, Sandgate, July 31, August 1, 2 (Sussex won by three wickets) not out 0 124 31.2 13 49 4 G.Bennett b 88 1 W.Goodhew b H.B.Biron b J.Wells c H.Stubberfield c W.Goodhew b E.Willsher 0 97-7 30 11 37 5 W.H.Fryer b 132 G.Bennett c G.Wells W.Goodhew c C.H.Ellis E.V.Bligh c W.Hodson G.Baker b 5. Sussex v MCC, T.Box’s Ground, Hove, August 18, 19, 20 (Sussex won by five wickets) c G.Baker b C.E.A.Leigh 5 242 42 18 38 5 C.Gordon c H.Stubberfield 97 J.Grundy b I.D.Walker b R.S.Forster c C.H.Ellis G.Baker b did not bat - 72-5 46 21 68 3 C.Gordon b 216 1 G.Baker b G.Wootton c and b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Players v Gentlemen 1 2 0 13 8 6.50 - - - Sussex 4 7 2 12 5 2.40 - - 2 Season 5 9 2 25 8 3.57 - - 2 5