#william hillyer

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Alfred Mynn's Single-Wicket Championship — The Lion of Kent Unbeaten, 1840–1847

Alfred Mynn vs various challengers

1846-08-20

Through the early and mid-1840s Alfred Mynn, the Lion of Kent, was the unrivalled champion of single-wicket cricket — the high-stakes individual format in which leading professionals wagered on matches played one batsman against one bowler. Mynn's combination of fast roundarm bowling and heavy hitting made him formidable in the format; he defeated Fuller Pilch, William Hillyer and all other challengers, retiring from single-wicket competition around 1847 with his championship record intact.

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William Hillyer — Kent's Fastest and Most Feared Roundarmer, 1840s

Kent and All-England elevens

1844-07-01

William Hillyer of Leybourne was Kent's leading fast roundarm bowler through the 1840s and one of the most effective in England, taking over 1,000 first-class wickets in a career that ran from 1835 to 1853. His high-arm roundarm delivery and ferocious pace on hard pitches placed him alongside Alfred Mynn as the most dangerous member of the Kent attack, and his appearances for the All-England Eleven made him known across the country.

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