''James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual'' was a
cricket
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annual edited by
Charles W. Alcock
Charles William Alcock (2 December 1842 – 26 February 1907) was an English sportsman, administrator, author and editor. He was a major instigator in the development of both international football and cricket, as well as being the creator of t ...
, the secretary of
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club (Surrey CCC) is a first-class club in county cricket, one of eighteen in the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Surrey, including areas that now form South Londo ...
, between 1872
and 1900.
It is generally referred to as "Red Lillywhite" because of the colour of the cover. It was published by James Lillywhite, Frowd & Co.,
and sold for 1s.
From the 1876 edition it included a frontispiece, which was an actual photograph affixed into the annual.
The 1883 edition includes a tribute to
James Lillywhite senior, who was "the brain which devised the conception of the Annual" and who had died in 1882.
''James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual'' incorporated ''John Lillywhite's Cricketer's Companion'' from 1886 on, after the latter ceased separate publication in 1885.
See also
* ''
Football Annual'' (a similar publication for football, also edited by Alcock)
References
External links
www.lillywhites.org – Lilly Fan Page
Annual magazines published in the United Kingdom
Cricket books
Defunct cricket magazines published in the United Kingdom
Magazines established in 1882
Magazines disestablished in 1900
Sports reference works
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