James Robertson Wills (2 May 1899 – 16 April 1949) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | James Robertson Wills | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 May 1899 Killala, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 April 1949 (aged 49) Saint Saviour, Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1922–1926 | Dublin University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1922 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 November 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wills was born at Killala in County Mayo, and was educated at the Masonic Boys' School in Dublin.[1] He later studied at Trinity College, Dublin in 1915, where he joined Dublin University Cricket Club.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Dublin University against Essex at Brentwood on their 1922 tour of England.[2] Following this match, he travelled up to Glasgow to play a first-class match for Ireland against Scotland.[2] He later toured England with Dublin University in 1925 and 1926, playing two further first-class matches, both against Northamptonshire at Northampton.[2] Across his four first-class matches, Wills scored 68 runs, with a highest score of 28.[3] With his fast-medium bowling, he took 7 wickets at an average of 33.71, with best figures of 3/5.[3] He later played club cricket for Phoenix.[1] He died at Saint Saviour, Jersey in April 1949.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Player profile: James Robertson Wills". CricketEurope. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by James Wills". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Player profile: James Wills". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2018.