Henry Willis (cricketer)

Henry Willis (17 March 1841 29 September 1926) was an English cricketer. Willis' batting style is unknown. He was born at Sydenham, Kent, the eldest son of Henry Willis, of Horton Lodge, Epsom.[1]

Henry Willis
Personal information
Full nameHenry Willis
Born(1841-03-17)17 March 1841
Sydenham, Kent, England
Died29 September 1926(1926-09-29) (aged 85)
Horton, Epsom, Surrey, England
BattingUnknown
RelationsCharles Willis (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1868Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 7
Batting average 3.50
100s/50s /
Top score 7
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings /
Source: Cricinfo, 23 June 2012

Willis made a single first-class appearance for Surrey against Yorkshire in 1868 at The Oval.[2] Surrey won the toss and elected to bat, making 195 all out, with Willis being dismissed during the innings for a duck by Tom Emmett. Yorkshire responded by making 389 all out in their first-innings, to which Surrey responded in their second-innings by being dismissed for just 52, with Willis being dismissed by George Atkinson for 7 runs. Yorkshire won the match by an innings and 142 runs.[3] This was his only major appearance for Surrey. He was the Captain of the Epsom Cricket Club for many years.[4]

In 1866, he married Emmeline, daughter of James Levick of Hookfield, Epsom;[5][6][7] they had a son, Henry- who married Mina Gertrude, daughter of the cricketer E. M. Grace- and six daughters. Willis died at Horton Lodge near Horton, Surrey, on 29 September 1926.

References

  1. http://www.epsomandewellhistoryexplorer.org.uk/1900Bios.html#WILLIS
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Henry Willis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  3. "Surrey v Yorkshire, 1868". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  4. http://www.epsomandewellhistoryexplorer.org.uk/1900Bios.html#WILLIS
  5. Surrey at the Opening of the Twentieth Century- Contemporary Biographies, Hitchin, W.E. and Pike, W.T., 1906, W T Pike & Co Brighton
  6. Surrey: Historical Biographical and Pictorial, ed. John Grant, The London and Provincial Publishing Co Ltd., London
  7. http://www.epsomandewellhistoryexplorer.org.uk/1900Bios.html#WILLIS
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