Dick Lilley

Dick Lilley

Dick Lilley, c. 1895
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Frederick Augustus Lilley
Born	(1866-11-28)28 November 1866 Holloway Head, Birmingham
Died	17 November 1929(1929-11-17) (aged 62) Brislington, Bristol
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium pace
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 104)	22 June 1896 v Australia
Last Test	9 August 1909 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1888–1911	Warwickshire
1891–1908	North
1895–1909	Players
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 35 416 Runs scored 903 15,597 Batting average 20.52 26.30 100s/50s 0/4 16/77 Top score 84 171 Balls bowled 25 2,323 Wickets 1 41 Bowling average 23.00 36.21 5 wickets in innings 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/23 6/46 Catches/stumpings 70/22 714/197
Source: CricketArchive, 16 September 2022

Arthur Frederick Augustus Lilley (28 November 1866 – 17 November 1929),^[1] variously known as Dick Lilley or A. A. Lilley, was an English professional cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club from 1888 to 1911, and in 35 Test matches for England from 1896 to 1909. He was born in Holloway Head, Birmingham, and died in Brislington, Bristol.

Lilley was a wicket-keeper who completed 714 catches and 197 stumpings in 416 first-class matches. As a right-handed batsman, he scored 15,597 career runs at an average of 26.30 runs per completed innings with a highest score of 171 as one of sixteen centuries. He was an occasional right-arm medium pace bowler and took 41 first-class wickets with a best return of 6/46, which was the only time he took five wickets in an innings.