John_Willis_(cricketer)

John Willis (cricketer)

John Willis (cricketer)

English cricketer

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.

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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

  1. [1]
    "First-Class Matches played by John Willis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Northamptonshire v Kent, 1908 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2011.


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