Paul Willis (cricketer)

William Paul Willis (born 15 June 1952) is a former English cricketer. Willis was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Durham, County Durham.[1]

Paul Willis
Personal information
Full name
William Paul Willis
Born (1952-06-15) 15 June 1952 (age 72)
Durham, County Durham, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1974–1979Lincolnshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 3
Runs scored 31
Batting average 31.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 31
Balls bowled 150
Wickets 1
Bowling average 114.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/29
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 June 2011

Willis made his debut for Lincolnshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against the Yorkshire Second XI. Willis played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1974 to 1979, which included 30 Minor Counties Championship matches.[2] He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1st round of the 1974 Gillette Cup. He played 2 further List A matches for Lincolnshire, against Surrey in the 2nd round of the 1974 tournament and Derbyshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup.[3] In his 3 matches, he scored 31 runs[4] and took a single wicket, which came at an overall cost of 114 runs.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "William Willis Profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Paul Willis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  3. ^ "List A Matches played by Paul Willis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  4. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Paul Willis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  5. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Paul Willis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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