Roy Wills Explained

Roy Wills
Fullname:Roy Wills
Birth Date:5 December 1944
Birth Place:Abington, Northamptonshire, England
Batting:Left-handed
Role:Occasional wicket-keeper
Family:Rob Bailey (son-in-law)
Club1:Northamptonshire
Columns:2
Hidedeliveries:true
Column1:First-class
Matches1:33
Runs1:824
Bat Avg1:17.16
100S/50S1:1/2
Top Score1:151
Catches/Stumpings1:26/0
Column2:List A
Matches2:1
Runs2:11
Bat Avg2:11.00
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:11
Catches/Stumpings2:0/–
Date:17 December
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/23043.html Cricinfo

Roy Wills (born 5 December 1944) is a former English cricketer. Wills was a right-handed batsman who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was educated at Abington, Northamptonshire.

Wills made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Oxford University in 1963. He made 32 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Kent in the 1969 County Championship.[1] In his 33 first-class appearances, he scored a total of 824 runs an average of 17.16, with a high score of 151 not out.[2] This score was his only century and came against Cambridge University in 1966.[3] Although the 1969 season marked his final first-class appearance, he did later make a single List A appearance for Northamptonshire against Warwickshire in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup,[4] scoring 11 runs before being dismissed by David Brown.[5]

His son-in-law Rob Bailey played first-class cricket and Test cricket for England.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Roy Wills. CricketArchive. 17 December 2011.
  2. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Roy Wills. CricketArchive. 17 December 2011.
  3. Web site: Cambridge University v Northamptonshire, 1966. CricketArchive. 17 December 2011.
  4. Web site: List A Matches played by Roy Wills. CricketArchive. 17 December 2011.
  5. Web site: Warwickshire v Northamptonshire, 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup. CricketArchive. 17 December 2011.