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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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