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John Willis (cricketer)

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Full name
  
John William Willis

Name
  
John Willis

1919
  
Northamptonshire

Bowling style
  
Unknown

Batting style
  
Right-handed


Born
  
31 August 1886 (
1886-08-31
)
Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England

Died
  
21 September 1963(1963-09-21) (aged 77) Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England

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. 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.

References

John Willis (cricketer) Wikipedia