Bob Willis Bowling Speed

Bob willis who has died of cancer aged 70 was a fast bowler who spent more than a decade at the heart of the england cricket team.

Bob willis bowling speed. He was certainly fast when he was at his best. Australia needed just 76 more runs to win with 9. Bob willis golden period as a world class fast bowler culminated in the 1981 ashes and the headingley test. Bob willis was one of england s greatest fast bowlers.

When his bowling was hammered by the west indians holding in particular there were still those who wished to believe that it was luck on the batsmen s part and that willis remained a force. The pace bowler made 90 test match appearances for his country and took 325 wickets placing. Bob willis the former england cricket captain has died aged 70 his family announced on wednesday. Richard saker the observer willis made his debut for surrey in 1969 but was still nowhere near a regular first teamer by november 1970.

The bob willis that most people might recognise would be him coming in off his long run whether it was delivering a cricket ball at high speed or his famously blunt critiques of the game via. However since he retired before a reliable speed gun was developed we ll never know how fast. External links bob willis at espncricinfo bob willis. Bob willis who died yesterday aged 70 may be best remembered for his stunning bowling in headingley in 1981 where he bowled england to victory or how he played in new zealand in 1978.

That said the most astonishingly intimidating spell of fast bowling i ve ever seen was willis at headingley in 1981. Test cricket in the 1970s. If geoff boycott s timely return made all the difference to the batting the new ball fire power of bob willis which yielded 27 wickets was of special significance in england s high summer of success.