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Bob Willis

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Robert George Dylan Willis was an English right-arm fast bowler and one of the leading wicket-takers in England cricket’s history. He was born on May 30, 1949. In 1965, he added Dylan as his third name to honor famous American singer Bob Dylan. Willis made his debut in international cricket in 1971 in the Test series against Australia. Between 1971 and 1984, Willis played 90 test matches and took 325 wickets, with a bowling average of 25.20. Apart from being a prolific Test player, Willis also earned prominence with his One Day International performances. He made his ODI debut in the year 1973 against West Indies. Between 1973 and 1984, he played 64 ODI matches and took 80 wickets. Between June 1982 and March 1984, Willis was the captain of the England cricket team. Under his captaincy, the team played 18 Test matches and 28 ODI matches, out of which England won seven Test matches, lost five Test matches, and won 16 ODIs. Willis was also associated with Surrey County Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club, Warwickshire County Cricket Club, and Northern Transvaal Cricket Club in domestic cricket. In 1975, he suffered a major knee injury and had to undergo several surgeries. In 1978, he was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year. He retired from international cricket in 1984. From 1985 until a few months before his death, Willis was associated with Sky Sports as a commentator. He passed away on December 4, 2019, at the age of 70 years after a prolonged illness. In 2020, the Bob Willis Trophy was announced. In 2021, he was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.

Career Stats

Format Mat Inns Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s
Test
90
128
840
28*
11.50
2574
32.63
0
0
79
1
ODI
64
22
83
24
10.37
157
52.86
0
0
6
0
Format Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts Best Avg Econ SR 5W
Test
90
165
0
8190
325
8/43
25.20
2.83
53.40
16
ODI
64
64
0
1968
80
4/11
24.60
3.28
44.90
0

Opposition Breakdown Stats

VS TEAM Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
Vs Australia
1971-1983
35
58
21
383
26
10.35
1066
35.92
0
0
5
38
1
Vs West Indies
1973-1984
13
22
13
139
24*
15.44
433
32.10
0
0
3
16
0
Vs India
1974-1982
17
17
7
118
28
11.80
296
39.86
0
0
2
11
0
Vs New Zealand
1971-1984
14
20
9
117
25*
10.63
373
31.36
0
0
1
8
0
Vs Pakistan
1974-1984
10
10
5
83
28*
16.60
405
20.49
0
0
0
6
0
Vs Sri Lanka
1982
1
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0.00
0
0
1
0
0
VS TEAM Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
Vs Australia
1977-1983
18
8
5
24
7*
8.00
65
36.92
0
0
1
2
0
Vs Pakistan
1974-1984
9
1
0
24
24
24.00
37
64.86
0
0
0
3
0
Vs New Zealand
1978-1984
16
6
4
17
7*
8.50
26
65.38
0
0
1
1
0
Vs West Indies
1973-1984
10
4
4
16
6*
—
19
84.21
0
0
0
0
0
Vs Sri Lanka
1982-1983
4
2
1
2
2*
2.00
8
25.00
0
0
1
0
0
Vs Canada
1979
1
0
0
0
—
—
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
Vs India
1981-1983
6
1
0
0
0
0.00
2
0.00
0
0
1
0
0
VS TEAM Span Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
Vs Australia
1971-1983
35
69
—
0
3346
128
8/43
26.14
2.75
56.90
0
7
Vs India
1974-1982
17
30
—
0
1441
62
6/53
23.24
2.93
47.40
0
3
Vs New Zealand
1971-1984
14
27
—
0
1132
60
5/32
18.86
2.25
50.30
0
3
Vs West Indies
1973-1984
13
19
—
0
1381
38
5/42
36.34
3.82
56.90
0
2
Vs Pakistan
1974-1984
10
18
—
0
820
34
5/47
24.11
2.77
52.10
0
1
Vs Sri Lanka
1982
1
2
—
0
70
3
2/46
23.33
2.50
56.00
0
0
VS TEAM Span Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
Vs New Zealand
1978-1984
16
16
—
0
500
26
4/23
19.23
3.33
34.50
2
0
Vs Australia
1977-1983
18
18
—
0
524
21
2/14
24.95
3.26
45.80
0
0
Vs Pakistan
1974-1984
9
9
—
0
279
11
4/15
25.36
3.04
50.00
1
0
Vs West Indies
1973-1984
10
10
—
0
373
10
2/25
37.30
3.81
58.60
0
0
Vs India
1981-1983
6
6
—
0
171
5
2/32
34.20
3.34
61.40
0
0
Vs Canada
1979
1
1
—
0
11
4
4/11
2.75
1.04
15.70
1
0
Vs Sri Lanka
1982-1983
4
4
—
0
110
3
2/32
36.66
2.89
76.00
0
0

No opposition breakdown in this format.

Year-wise Stats

YEAR Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
1971
5
7
3
47
15*
11.75
113
41.59
0
0
0
3
0
1973
1
2
1
5
5*
5.00
62
8.06
0
0
1
0
0
1974
8
13
9
98
24
24.50
354
27.68
0
0
0
10
0
1975
2
4
1
28
12
9.33
112
25.00
0
0
0
4
0
1976
3
5
2
6
5*
2.00
40
15.00
0
0
2
0
0
1977
11
15
8
87
24*
12.42
236
36.86
0
0
3
10
0
1978
14
15
8
92
19
13.14
422
21.80
0
0
0
4
0
1979
7
9
3
78
24
13.00
206
37.86
0
0
2
7
1
1980
6
10
3
71
24*
10.14
190
37.36
0
0
0
10
0
1981
8
12
2
57
13
5.70
104
54.80
0
0
1
6
0
1982
13
17
9
138
28*
17.25
409
33.74
0
0
2
13
0
1983
5
8
2
68
25*
11.33
156
43.58
0
0
0
7
0
1984
7
11
4
65
22
9.28
170
38.23
0
0
1
5
0
YEAR Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
1973
2
2
2
9
5*
—
8
112.50
0
0
0
0
0
1974
1
0
0
0
—
—
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
1977
3
2
1
7
7
7.00
17
41.17
0
0
0
1
0
1978
4
0
0
0
—
—
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
1979
12
3
1
27
24
13.50
47
57.44
0
0
0
3
0
1980
3
0
0
0
—
—
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
1981
5
2
2
3
2*
—
8
37.50
0
0
0
0
0
1982
7
2
1
2
2*
2.00
8
25.00
0
0
1
0
0
1983
20
8
4
21
7*
5.25
55
38.18
0
0
3
1
0
1984
7
3
3
14
7*
—
14
100.00
0
0
0
1
0
YEAR Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
1971
5
10
—
0
398
14
3/58
28.42
2.76
61.70
0
0
1973
1
1
—
0
118
4
4/118
29.50
3.37
52.50
0
0
1974
8
14
—
0
798
27
5/61
29.55
2.92
60.50
0
1
1975
2
4
—
0
205
2
1/46
102.50
3.49
176.00
0
0
1976
3
6
—
0
279
10
5/42
27.90
3.79
44.10
0
1
1977
11
21
—
0
1049
50
7/78
20.98
2.93
42.90
0
5
1978
14
26
—
0
1067
57
5/32
18.71
2.15
52.20
0
4
1979
7
13
—
0
597
18
3/41
33.16
2.77
71.60
0
0
1980
6
9
—
0
532
16
5/65
33.25
3.34
59.60
0
1
1981
8
15
—
0
829
33
8/43
25.12
2.72
55.20
0
1
1982
13
24
—
0
1236
52
6/101
23.76
3.05
46.60
0
2
1983
5
10
—
0
363
22
5/35
16.50
2.36
41.80
0
1
1984
7
12
—
0
719
20
4/51
35.95
3.28
65.70
0
0
YEAR Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
1973
2
2
—
0
84
2
2/29
42.00
4.13
61.00
0
0
1974
1
1
—
0
34
1
1/34
34.00
3.40
60.00
0
0
1977
3
3
—
0
79
5
2/14
15.80
3.16
30.00
0
0
1978
4
4
—
0
96
6
4/15
16.00
2.40
40.00
1
0
1979
12
12
—
0
321
16
4/11
20.06
2.77
43.30
1
0
1980
3
3
—
0
111
3
2/25
37.00
3.70
60.00
0
0
1981
5
5
—
0
190
6
2/35
31.66
3.83
49.50
0
0
1982
7
7
—
0
211
6
2/32
35.16
3.45
61.00
0
0
1983
20
20
—
0
630
28
4/23
22.50
3.43
39.30
2
0
1984
7
7
—
0
212
7
2/18
30.28
3.30
55.00
0
0