[3] His best bowling was achieved before Warwickshire gained first-class status: in the match against Leicestershire in 1888, for example, he finished the game with four wickets in four balls.
[4] Despite not playing for a major team, Shilton was selected for occasional first-class representative matches across the 1880s, appearing in the North v South game in 1884 and in England XIs against the 1886 and 1888 Australians.
"He earned the name of Lord Warwick on account of his haughty bearing, and he had a very high opinion of his own powers," said one obituary.
Typically, Shilton spent the money, but well-wishers and events such as a "smoking concert" subscribed enough for him to make the trip.
[3] He got into unspecified trouble in South Africa, however, and returned to England in 1897; too ill to continue his cricket career, he lived with his father in Sedbergh until his death.