Henry Willis

Who is Henry Willis?

Henry Willis was an English cricketer. Willis' batting style is unknown. He was born at Sydenham, Kent.

Willis made a single first-class appearance for Surrey against Yorkshire in 1868 at The Oval. Surrey won the toss and elected to bat, making 195 all out, with Willis being dismissed during the innings for a duck by Tom Emmett. Yorkshire responded by making 389 all out in their first-innings, to which Surrey responded in their second-innings by being dismissed for just 52, with Willis being dismissed by George Atkinson for 7 runs. Yorkshire won the match by an innings and 142 runs. This was his only major appearance for Surrey.

He died at Horton Lodge near Horton, Surrey, on 29 September 1926. His brother, Charles, also played first-class cricket.