Kenneth Edward Lilly (born 25 December 1959) is a former Australian

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er. From

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, Lilly played several matches for the state colts team from the early 1980s onwards,Kenneth Lilly

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. Retrieved 22 February 2021. but did not make his debut at senior level until the 1988–89 season, when he was aged 29. A right-arm

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, he played two

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matches late in the season, as well as a single match in the limited-overs FA Insurance Cup. Lilly made his first-class debut against

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in January 1989 at the

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, taking 3/72 in the first innings and four wickets for the match. His second (and last) first-class match came against

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the following month. He took two wickets in the match, but finished with an

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of 5.48 from his 21 overs, failing to bowl a maiden. Lilly's only one-day game at state level came between his two Sheffield Shield matches. He took 1/19 from five overs, helping to dismiss

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for 121 runs. Lilly did not play at state level again, with Western Australia's fast-bowling stocks including several Australian internationals, notably

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, and

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. However, he remained active at

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level, and later coached North Perth, where he was involved in the establishment of a trophy commemorating former state player Mark McPhee.Clubs to play for Mark McPhee Shield
– ESPNcricinfo. Published 28 September 1999. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

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