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in the first match of the 1896 series and went on to play in 35 Tests until 1909. His debut match was played 22–24 June and
England won by 6 wickets. Lilley took four catches in the match, his first Test victim being
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536:in a two-day match played 11–12 May 1888 at
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585:'s first innings, he completed two
548:but Lilley had the satisfaction of
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1250:English cricketers of 1890 to 1918
1056:, issue 424, 25 June 1896, p. 243.
1025:"Warwickshire v. Derbyshire, 1895"
741:who, on seeing him standing up to
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881:, issue 178, 17 May 1888, p. 140.
671:at Edgbaston. This was his first
491:. He was an occasional right-arm
1285:Second Class Counties cricketers
970:, issue 387, 9 May 1895, p. 122.
522:Warwickshire County Cricket Club
434:Warwickshire County Cricket Club
418:Arthur Frederick Augustus Lilley
50:Arthur Frederick Augustus Lilley
1240:C. I. Thornton's XI cricketers
428:, was an English professional
1:
1300:Wisden Cricketers of the Year
982:"Warwickshire v. Essex, 1895"
893:"Warwickshire v. Australians"
436:from 1888 to 1911, and in 35
16:English cricketer (1866–1929)
1197:Twenty-four years of cricket
718:Wisden Cricketer of the Year
589:and one stumping. His first
540:. The Australians won by an
520:, Lilley made his debut for
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1152:Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
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501:five wickets in an innings
479:, he scored 15,597 career
177:Domestic team information
165:9 August 1909 v
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1199:. London: Mills and Boon.
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609:County Championship debut
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613:Warwickshire joined the
495:and took 41 first-class
1290:Warwickshire cricketers
1245:England Test cricketers
1148:"Dick Lilley: Obituary"
1007:"Warwickshire v. Essex"
964:"Warwickshire v. Essex"
1195:Lilley, A. A. (1914).
1050:"The First Test Match"
712:Cricketer of the Year
111:Right-arm medium pace
475:. As a right-handed
346:5 wickets in innings
41:Personal information
35:Dick Lilley, c. 1895
1178:Westminster Gazette
615:County Championship
534:touring Australians
526:County Championship
473:first-class matches
358:10 wickets in match
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654:Herbert Bainbridge
512:Second-class debut
493:medium pace bowler
463:who completed 714
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568:First-class debut
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1235:1929 deaths
1230:1866 births
1211:Dick Lilley
782:Brislington
755:Tiger Smith
739:W. G. Grace
731:Mr McGregor
662:Walter Mead
619:1895 season
595:W. G. Grace
554:Harry Trott
450:Brislington
422:Dick Lilley
259:Runs scored
242:First-class
233:Competition
89:Brislington
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1224:Categories
805:References
768:after the
749:Retirement
685:Test debut
679:Test debut
669:Derbyshire
446:Birmingham
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772:. In his
770:Great War
689:Australia
635:follow on
591:dismissal
538:Edgbaston
489:centuries
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200:1891–1908
190:1888–1911
167:Australia
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