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What is the England v Australia Ashes Origin Story?

14th November 2025

What is the England v Australia Ashes Origin Story? As we all know, the England v Australia rivalry in cricket goes back a long way but do you know the details of the Ashes Origin Story?  The first test match between the two countries was in 1877 when James Lillywhite led an England team on […]

Nils Middelboe – Chelsea FC’s first Foreign Player

16th October 2025

A bit of Ryder Cup History

11th September 2025

We’re eagerly awaiting the start of this year’s Ryder Cup. We’ve been testing ourselves – and failing – on what we know about its history. So we did a bit of digging and here’s what we found: Samuel Ryder originally sponsored the Ryder Cup after watching a friendly transatlantic match at Wentworth in 1926. Ryder […]

Lillywhite's Cricket Annuals

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Lillywhite's Guides were issued annually from 1849 to 1866. These are now rare, especially the early issues.

They were succeeded by John Lillywhite's Cricketer's Companion from 1865-1885 (Green Lilly).

James Lillywhite's Cricketer's Annual (Red Lilly) began in 1872, incorporated the Companion after 1885 and continued until 1900.

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