John Willis

Cricket Player

1886 – 1963

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Who was John Willis?

John William Willis 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. 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.

He died at the town of his birth on 21 September 1963.

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Born
Aug 31, 1886
Rothwell
Nationality
  • England
Died
Sep 21, 1963
Rothwell

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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