Bob Willis

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Robert George Dylan Willis (born Robert George Willis; 30 May 1949 – 4 December 2019) was an English cricketer. He played for Surrey, Warwickshire, Northern Transvaal and England.[1] He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 1978.[2] He was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

Willis died on 4 December 2019 at the age of 70.[3][4]

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References

  1. Playfair Cricket Annual. Queen Anne Press. 1985. p. 228. ISBN 0-356-10741-8.
  2. "Bob Willis – Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1978". Wisden Almanack. CricInfo. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  3. Engel, Matthew (4 December 2019). "Bob Willis obituary" (in en). The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/04/bob-willis-obituary. Retrieved 4 December 2019. 
  4. Powell, Nick (4 December 2019). "Bob Willis: Former England cricket captain dies aged 70" (in en). Sky News. https://news.sky.com/story/bob-willis-former-england-cricket-captain-dies-aged-70-11878055. Retrieved 4 December 2019.