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 England v. Next Fourteen, and he represented the Gentlemen v. Players in 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861; and he was one of the veteran players in the Centenary match of the M.C.C. in 1887. He was a very fine field anywhere. He pulled in the Oxford Eight v. Cambridge in 1858 and 1859.

James Lillywhite, jun., was born at West Hampnett, Sussex, 23rd February, 1842. His height was 5 ft. 7 ins.; weight, at his best, 11 st. 7 lbs. He was in his twenty-first year when he appeared at Lord's, playing for Sussex v. the M.C.C., and he improved every year afterwards, and very soon was acknowledged to be one of the best bowlers of the day. He was a nephew of William Lillywhite, the great bowler, and a worthy successor in accuracy of pitch, straightness, and ease of delivery. He bowled left-hand, mediumpace, and never seemed to tire; and earned the title of "The Young Nonpareil." He was a fair left-hand batsman, and scored the century once or twice for his county. He was a member of the team I took to Australia, and has been there several times since.

His best bowling years were:


 * 1866 || 841 || 463 || 894 || 73 || 12.18
 * 1872 || 936 || 442 || 1244 || 94 || 13.22
 * 1873 || 1010 || 441 || 1377 || 101 || 13.64
 * 1875 || 833 || 339 || 1209 || 88 || 13.65
 * 1876 || 990 || 547 || 1315 || 91 || 14.41
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 * 1875 || 833 || 339 || 1209 || 88 || 13.65
 * 1876 || 990 || 547 || 1315 || 91 || 14.41
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 * 1876 || 990 || 547 || 1315 || 91 || 14.41
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John Lillywhite, a son of William Lillywhite the great bowler, was born at Hove, Brighton, 10th Nov., 1826. His height was 5ft. 5in.; weight, 11st. His powers were worthy of the tuition his father bestowed on him, and he became a good all-round player. As a batsman his hitting was very good, and he was an excellent field also. At first he bowled fast round; but afterwards he changed to medium-pace, and became more effective.