CRICKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 92, 18 April 1929, Page 5

CRICKET

FAMOUS CRICKETERJ FIRST TEST CAPTAIN STORIES OF LILLY WHITE Th e famous old English cricketer, James Lilly white, celebrated his 87th birthday last month. He lives at a little village near Chichester, and, m good health, still remains keenly interested in cricket. “1 first began cricket,” he said, ‘ by playing locally at Goodwood, and it was the Duke of Richmond (grandlather of the present Duke) who was responsible for my original trial for Sussex. Aly first game for the county was in 1862, ami from then until JSBU 1 never missed a county match, and played less regularly till 1882, the year of my retirement. “Years before the ALC.U. started to promote tours to Australia 1. look two teams over there, and undertook a third tour in conjunction with Shaw and ►Shrewsbury, the famous Notts players. 1 captained the first Test team that ever played in Australia. This was at .Melbourne, and England won by four wickets. We only played two Test matches then, and the other was won by the Australians by 45 runs. During these tours we encountered F. lb Spufforth, who 1 considered the greatest bowler who ever Jived.” On one of the occasions when Lillywhite conducted his own team to Australia he also took over a Rugby football team of which Stoddart, the Middlesex cricketer, was captain. This Rugby team visited New Zealand as well as Australia. ‘‘Funny to relate.” said Lillywhite, “the cricket team never lost a match and the football team never won one.” As a spin and break left-arm bowler Lillywhite, who also batted well, achieved most fame on the cricket field, and when were going badly for (Sussex h e never lost his temper. Upon one occasion at Brighton, wncn the county team was playing Yorkshire, George t’lyctt and Louis Hall wore missed off the veteran in th P first two or three overs. When Ulyctt got his • ‘ life,” Lillywhite said to the erring fieldsman. “1 thought you’<l got her easy; there must have been a deuce of a Jot of spin on the ball or you wouldn’t have dropped her.' ’ After the secon I miss Lillywhite remarked to the downeast culprit* “Never mind. We’ve all got to miss ’em sometimes, and your turn was bound to come sooner or later.”

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