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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