of Warwickshire, who played regularly for Wiltshire from 1955 to 1958; and seamer Anthony Marshall, who played occasionally for Kent and was a Wiltshire stalwart from 1955 to 1970. David Richards, who played for Wiltshire from 1949 to 1965 was captain in the last three years of his career and the team were championship runners-up in both 1963 and 1964. Long-serving batsman Ian Lomax, who played for Wiltshire from 1950 to 1970, captained the side in the mid-sixties and played first-class for Somerset and MCC. He was succeeded in 1968 by Brian White, who served the county even longer, for 28 seasons from 1964 to 1991. White relinquished the captaincy after the 1980 season. All-rounder Richard Gulliver succeeded White and was captain until he retired in 1983. In Gulliver's last season, Wiltshire lost the Minor Counties Championship in the final match when they were beaten by Dorset and that enabled Oxfordshire to "pip them at the post". Wiltshire has never won the MCCA Knockout Trophy since its inception in 1983. The team was the beaten finalist in 1993, losing to Staffordshire by 69 runs; and in 2005, losing to Norfolk by 6 wickets. Wiltshire has reached the semi-finals on four other occasions. Wiltshire has played numerous matches against first-class opponents, including touring teams, but none of these matches have themselves been classified as first-class. The team has played in several List A matches since 1964, all of them in the various incarnations of the ECB's limited overs knockout tournament. Wiltshire's best performance in these matches was a victory over Scotland by 7 wickets in 2000, but Wiltshire has never beaten a first-class team. Notable players The following Wiltshire cricketers also played with distinction in first-class cricket: Audley Miller – MCC and England (1895 to 1903) Bev Lyon – Gloucestershire (1921 to 1948) Jim Smith – Middlesex and England (1934 to 1939) John Thompson – Warwickshire (1938 to 1954) Anthony Marshall – Kent (1950 to 1954) Ian Lomax – Somerset and MCC (1962 to 1965) Andrew Caddick – New Zealand under-19s, Somerset and England (1991 to 2009) Jon Lewis – Gloucestershire and England (from 1995) James Tomlinson – Hampshire (from 2002) Liam Dawson – Hampshire (from 2007) Craig Miles – Gloucestershire (from 2011) Michael Bates – ex-Hampshire (2015 and 2016) Jake Goodwin – Hampshire (2017) See also List of Wiltshire County Cricket Club grounds List of Wiltshire County Cricket Club List