John Willis (cricketer)

John Willis

Personal information
Full name	John William Willis
Born	31 August 1886 Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England
Died	21 September 1963 (aged 77) Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1919	Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 4 Batting average 2.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 4 Balls bowled 60 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
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

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

External links

• John Willis at ESPNcricinfo
• John Willis at CricketArchive