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John Lillywhite — Umpire, Publisher and the 'Green Lily', 1848-1875

Sussex, Middlesex; later umpire and publisher

1865-04-01

John Lillywhite — Sussex roundarm bowler, umpire of the 1862 Willsher walk-off, and founder in 1865 of John Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion (the 'Green Lily') — sat at the centre of the 1860s cricket establishment. Son of William 'Nonpareil' Lillywhite, brother to Fred and James, he played first-class cricket from 1848 to 1873, umpired 29 first-class matches, and established the family's central London emporium at Euston Square in 1863.

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Edgar Willsher No-Balled Six Times — The Walk-Off That Legalised Overarm, 1862

England XI vs Surrey

1862-08-26

Bowling for an England XI against Surrey at the Oval on 26 August 1862, the Kent left-armer Edgar Willsher was no-balled six times in a row by umpire John Lillywhite for raising his hand above the shoulder. Willsher and the eight other professionals in the team marched off the field in protest, leaving the two amateurs stranded. Lillywhite quietly stood down the next day, and within two years the MCC had legalised overarm bowling.

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