Roy Wills

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.

Roy Wills
Personal information
Full name
Roy Wills
Born (1944-12-05) 5 December 1944
Abington, Northamptonshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
RelationsRob Bailey (son-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963–1973Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 33 1
Runs scored 824 11
Batting average 17.16 11.00
100s/50s 1/2 0/0
Top score 151* 11
Catches/stumpings 26/0 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 December 2011

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.

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