William Lillywhite

William Lillywhite

Personal information
Full name	Frederick William Lillywhite
Born	(1792-06-13)13 June 1792 Westhampnett, Sussex
Died	21 August 1854(1854-08-21) (aged 62) Islington, London
Nickname	The Nonpareil
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm roundarm
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1825–1853	Sussex
1829	Surrey
1830–1850	Marylebone Cricket Club
1842–1845	Hampshire
1850–1851	Middlesex
First-class debut	13 June 1825 Sussex XI v Kent XI
Last First-class	25 July 1853 Sussex v England XI
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 237 Runs scored 2350 Batting average 7.27 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 44* Balls bowled 15265+ Wickets 1576 Bowling average unknown 5 wickets in innings 155 10 wickets in match 55 Best bowling 10/? Catches/stumpings 141/0
Source: CricInfo, 14 November 2013

Frederick William Lillywhite (13 June 1792 – 21 August 1854) was an English first-class cricketer during the game's roundarm era. One of the main protagonists in the legalisation of roundarm, he was one of the most successful bowlers of his era.^[1][2] His status is borne out by his nickname: The Nonpareil.

Lillywhite's known first-class career spanned the 1825 to 1853 seasons, and he played for Sussex County Cricket Club as well as the Marylebone Cricket Club, and also represented Surrey, Hampshire, and Middlesex in the period before the formation of the current county clubs.^[3] Detailed bowling figures for many of his matches are not known: he took 1576 wickets in 237 matches, and took 155 five-wicket hauls and 55 ten-wicket hauls. He was an original member of William Clarke's All-England Eleven.

He married Charlotte Parker (1790 - 1870) at Westhampnett, Sussex on 15 July 1822.^[4] Part of a cricketing dynasty, he was the father of John Lillywhite and Fred Lillywhite, and uncle of James Lillywhite.