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James Lillywhite
Fri, June 28 2019
World Cup diary: Virat Kohli product placement, cricketers strolling St John’s Wood and a trip to iconic Lillywhite’s
At St John's Wood tube station, the product placement of India ads is unmissable.
Mon, June 25 2018
John Stanley James: ‘The Vagabond’ who inadvertently kickstarted Anglo-Australian cricket tours
John Stanley James changed his name to Dr Stanley James, then to Julian Thomas, and wrote under the pseudonym of The Vagabond.
Sun, May 06 2018
First Test of every side: Part 1 of 3 — Australia, England, and South Africa
The first instalment of the series covers the first Tests for England, Australia (both 1876-77), and South Africa (1888-89)
Wed, November 01 2017
Leaders to begin with: XI of cricketers who led on Test debut
An XI of cricketers who captained on Test debut.
Sun, July 30 2017
Kangaroos and hares interrupt cricket during England’s first Test tour of Australia
Even as James Lillywhite’s pioneering England team made short work of the Goulburn XXII, the cricket ground had a lot of unusual visitors.
Sun, July 17 2016
Hundreds on Test debut and other landmark occasions
When James Lillywhite Jr had left England in November 1876 at the head of a band of 12 cricketers, little would he have known of the far-reaching importance of the enterprise that he was about to undertake.
Thu, June 16 2016
The day WG Grace was chucked out at Batley
At Billy Wood’s Croft in Batley, a man called Sam Smithson did something unusual to get rid of the great man.