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Robert George Dylan Willis MBE (born 30 May 1949 – 4 December 2019) was an English cricketer, who represented England between 1971 and 1984.
Dec 4, 2019 · Former England captain Bob Willis has died at the age of 70. The fast bowler took 325 wickets in 90 Tests from 1971 to 1984, claiming a career-best 8-43 to help England to a famous...
A case could be made that Bob Willis was the most courageous fast bowler who ever played for England. After operations on both knees in 1975, when he was 26, he seldom bowled...
Dec 4, 2019 · Former England captain and Sky Cricket expert Bob Willis has died at the age of 70 from prostate cancer. The fast-bowler was a mainstay of the England team for more than a decade, playing in 90 Tests and 64 one-day internationals after his debut in 1971, and went on to enjoy a long career in broadcasting after his retirement in 1984.
Dec 4, 2019 · A captain of the national team on 46 occasions across two formats, a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1978, half of one of English sport’s most remarkable victories. Latterly, an accomplished broadcaster, forthright in his viewpoints but respected by those who mattered most.
Dec 4, 2019 · Bob Willis, the former England captain and fast bowler who will be forever synonymous with England's 1981 Ashes victory, has died at the age of 70 after a short battle with cancer.
Dec 4, 2023 · Former England captain and cricket pundit Bob Willis died on December 4, 2019 at the age of 70. The pace bowler, who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer three years previously,...
