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| Full name | Ronald Henry Willson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 1933 Seaford, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 January 2017 (aged 83) Harare, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961/62 | Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1957 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 April 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronald Henry Willson (14 July 1933 – 3 January 2017) was an English-born Zimbabwean cricketer. Willson was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Seaford, Sussex.
Willson made his first-class debut for Sussex in 1955 against Oxford University, having previously played for the Sussex Second XI and the Kent Second XI.[1] He played first-class cricket for Sussex on 19 occasions between 1955 and 1957.[2] In these 19 matches he scored 395 runs at a batting average of 15.19, with a single century high score of 113*.[3] Willson did not represent Sussex after 1957, but did represent Devon in a single Minor Counties Championship match in 1959 against Dorset.[4] He later played first-class cricket for Rhodesia, making his debut for the team against Transvaal in 1961. He played two further first-class fixtures the following season, both against a touring International XI.[2]
Willson died in Harare, Zimbabwe on 3 January 2017, aged 83.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Teams Ronald Willson played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Ronald Willson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ronald Willson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ronald Willson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
External links
[edit]- Ronald Willson at ESPNcricinfo
- Ronald Willson at CricketArchive