he would "do better by standing back", which Lilley did for the rest of his career. Retirement Lilley last played for Warwickshire in July 1911, retiring in "early August" and the county went on to win the championship that year. His place was taken by Tiger Smith who played for Warwickshire until 1930. After his retirement, Lilley settled in Bristol and was a member of the special advisory committee which helped to re-establish Gloucestershire County Cricket Club after the Great War. In his Wisden obituary, his date of birth was given as 18 November 1867, but that was an error. Wisden said he died the day before his 62nd birthday; in fact, he was born on 28 November 1866 and was nearly 63 when he died on 17 November 1929 at his home in Brislington. Legacy Lilley's Wisden obituary praised his consistency as a wicket-keeper and his reliability as a catcher. He was, they said, "so pronounced an artist that at the end of his career his hands and fingers showed scarcely a trace of the heavy strain to which they had been subjected in taking bowling of all descriptions". Lilley was renowned as "an exceptionally fine judge of cricket" and his team captains often consulted him during matches. Pelham Warner said of him: "He was a most admirable and level-headed judge of the game, and his advice on critical occasions was almost invariably sought by a long succession of England captains". References Sources External links 1866 births 1929 deaths C. I. Thornton's XI cricketers England Test cricketers English cricketers of 1890 to 1918 London County cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club Australian Touring Team cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Midland Counties cricketers North v South cricketers Players cricketers Second Class Counties cricketers Warwickshire cricketers Wicket-keepers Wisden Cricketers of the Year