Bob Willis leads England off the Headingley pitch after their victory in 1981 as fans run on to celebrate (PA). The fast-bowler was a mainstay of the England team … Bob Willis. The pace bowler played 90 tests for England and had been a popular figure in broadcasting, since his retirement in 1984. But having tasted second XI action with Surrey, he jumped at the offer of a season’s trial in 1969 and a weekly pay packet of £12 and 10 shillings. The fast-bowler played in 90 Tests and 64 one-day internationals for England over more than a decade after his debut in 1971, retiring in 1984.Willis' family, who revealed he had died "after a long illness", said in a statement: "We are heartbroken to lose our beloved Bob, who was an incredible husband, father, brother and grandfather. Most Read. Former England captain and Sky Cricket expert Bob Willis has died at the age of 70 from prostate cancer.
Willis took eight wickets. Former England captain and cricket pundit Bob Willis has died at the age of 70. "Former England fast bowler Darren Gough said Willis was "hugely admired". Bob Willis, the former England cricket captain and Sky Sports analyst, has died at the age of 70. "The former international cricketer is survived by his wife Lauren, daughter Katie, brother David and sister Ann.The Willis family has asked for donations to be made to Prostate Cancer UK.Bob Willis nearly didn't play in his greatest triumph - the Headingley Ashes test of 1981 when he and Ian Botham produced cricket's most improbable comeback.Lacking form and rhythm, the 6'6" fast bowler only just shook off knee trouble and illness in time to play.So far behind were England in the match, bookmakers were offering 500-1 about their chances.Even after Ian Botham's heroic, swashbuckling, nothing-to-lose, devil-may-care 149 not out, Australia only needed 130 in their second innings for victory.Enter Willis, tousled hair flopping, off his long run-up.His captain Mike Brearley believes the bowler's international career might have ended that day, had he not delivered the second half of Botham's miracle.He had been listening to hypnotism tapes beforehand, and never seemed to leave that zone.
... Boring Bob, Boring Bob…
Australian batsmen came and went. Bob Willis wrote himself into English sporting folklore on a single day in 1981.
Everybody knew who he was. “He was not seeing anything else other than the batsman and the stumps,” Boycott recalled when Willis died in December from prostate cancer, aged 70. At his peak was one of the best three bowlers in the world," Gough said on Talksport. "The England and Wales Cricket Board said that "cricket had lost a dear friend".
"As a player he had a big heart, he'd run in, nearly 6 foot 6 inches, and hit the pitch hard.
"Former England cricket captain Bob Willis dies, aged 70Bob Willis, has died at the age of 70, his family has announced. "Bob is survived by his wife Lauren, daughter Katie, brother David and sister Ann.The family asked for donations to be made to Prostate Cancer UK in lieu of flowers.Willis, who finished his Test career with 325 wickets despite bowling with pain from 1975 after surgery on both knees, worked for Sky Sports as a cricket expert after his retirement.He remains fourth on the all-time list of England wicket takers after Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad and Ian Botham. "In later years as a broadcaster Bob was a perceptive and respected voice at the microphone. He was such a keen Bob Dylan fan that he added Dylan to his name by deed poll.And he had a third share in a wine label launched with Ian Botham and Australian wine expert Geoff Merrill.Many a glass will be raised in Willis' name around the cricketing world. "The ECB is deeply saddened to say farewell to Bob Willis, a legend of English cricket, at the age of 70," a statement read. His former teammate Geoffrey Boycott said: "None of us needed to speak to him. There was no point anyway as his focus, emotion and passion all came together in that moment and he blew the Aussies away. "He will always be remembered for his outstanding cricket career, in particular his eight for 43 in the dramatic Headingley Test victory over Australia in 1981.
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