John Willis (cricketer)
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| Full name | John William Willis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 1886 Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 September 1963 (aged 77) Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1919 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John William Willis (31 August 1886 – 21 September 1963) was an English cricketer. Willis was a right-handed batsman, though his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Rothwell, Northamptonshire.
Willis made a single first-class appearance for Northamptonshire against Yorkshire in the 1919 County Championship.[1] In Northamptonshire's first-innings he was dismissed for 4 by Roy Kilner, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for a duck. With the ball, Willis bowled a total of ten wicketless overs.[2]
He died at the town of his birth on 21 September 1963.
References[edit]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Willis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ "Northamptonshire v Kent, 1908 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
External links[edit]
- John Willis at ESPNcricinfo
- John Willis at CricketArchive
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