Lillywhite's Ground
Appearance
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Location | Brighton, Sussex | ||||
Establishment | 1831 | ||||
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As of 27 August 2010 Source: Ground profile |
Lillywhite's Ground was a
Frederick William Lillywhite
, one of the greatest bowlers of all time, who was the proprietor of the ground at a time when he lived in Brighton and ran the Royal Sovereign Inn in Preston Street.
The first recorded match on the ground came in 1838, when the Gentlemen of Sussex played the Players of Sussex in a non first-class match.
While in Brighton and trying to cash in on his fame, Lillywhite lost a large amount of money, a fact he blamed on his landlord. His landlord was a patron to Sussex, with Lillywhite vowing never to play for Sussex again while his landlord had an interest in the ground. In 1844 he left Brighton for London, after which cricket at the ground declined and ceased to be played.[4] The ground was located roughly where Montpelier Crescent is today.
References
External links
- Lillywhite's Ground on CricketArchive
- Lillywhite's Ground on Cricinfo