James Lillywhite (23 February 1842 – 25 October 1929) was a Test cricketer and an umpire. He was the first ever captain of the English cricket team in a Test match, captaining two Tests against Australia in 1876–77, losing the first, but winning the second.
Lillywhite was born in Westhampnett in Sussex, the son of a bricklayer, John Lillywhite. He was the nephew of William Lillywhite, and so cousin to William's sons, James Lillywhite senior, John, Fred and Harry. Lillywhite is termed "junior" in sources to differentiate between him and his cousin James senior. He became a professional cricketer, and played first-class cricket for Sussex from 1862 and 1883. He played one final first-class match in 1885. Before the pre-Ashes Test-playing tour to Australia in 1876–77, Lillywhite also joined tours to North America in 1868 in a team led by Edgar Willsher, to Australia in 1873–74 in a team led by W.G. Grace. He also joined three further tours to Australia in teams led by Alfred Shaw, in 1881–82, 1884–85 and 1886–87.
James Lillywhite senior (29 October 1825 – 24 November 1882) was an English cricketer active from 1850 to 1860 who played for Sussex and Middlesex. He was born in Hove and died in Cheltenham. He appeared in twenty first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm medium pace with a roundarm action. He scored 169 runs with a highest score of 33 and took 31 wickets with a best performance of three for 11. He is termed "senior" in sources to differentiate between him and his more famous cousin James Lillywhite junior. He was a member of the Lillywhite family which was famous in 19th century cricket and devised the annual season review named after him: James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual.
James Lillywhite (17 March 1793 – date of death unknown) was an English cricketer. Lillywhite was born in Tichborne, Hampshire.
Lillywhite made a single first-class appearance for pre-county club Hampshire in 1821 against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In the match he scored 9 runs in Hampshire's first innings and was dismissed for a duck in their second innings by Lord Frederick Beauclerk.