The English cricket team in North America in 1859 was the first ever overseas cricket tour by an English team. The touring team is sometimes referred to as G. Parr's XI.
The first English touring team pictured on board ship at Liverpool: standing at left Robert Carpenter, William Caffyn, Tom Lockyer; middle row John Wisden, HH Stephenson, George Parr, James Grundy, Julius Caesar, Thomas Hayward, John Jackson; front row Alfred Diver, John Lillywhite.
A wood engraving of the match at Hoboken, New Jersey.
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John Lillywhite was an English cricketer and umpire during the game's roundarm era.
English cricket team in North America in 1859
…Tom Lockyer; middle row John Wisden, HH Stephenson, George Parr, James Grundy, Julius Caesar, Thomas Hayward, John Jackson; front row Alfred Diver, John Lillywhite. The English cricket team in North America in 1859 was the first ever overseas cricket tour by an English team. The touring team is sometimes referred…
John Lillywhite
Lillywhite's grave at Highgate Cemetery