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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.

John Willis

Personal information
Full name	John William Willis
Born	(1886-08-31)31 August 1886 Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England
Died	21 September 1963(1963-09-21) (aged 77) Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	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

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

External links

• John Willis at ESPNcricinfo
• John Willis at CricketArchive

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