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Title: Bob Willis
Post by: Prez on December 04, 2019, 04:07:16 pm

Sadly passed away RIP.  :(

Title: Re: Bob Willis
Post by: Donnywolf on December 04, 2019, 04:13:08 pm

Bob (Graham) Dylan Willis - what a character

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Post by: tommy toes on December 04, 2019, 04:21:44 pm

Blimey. What s shame RIP Bob.

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Post by: Filo on December 04, 2019, 04:23:24 pm

Shocked, it was only in the summer he was a pundit on Sky for the Ashes series

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Post by: BillyStubbsTears on December 04, 2019, 07:09:28 pm

Wow, what a loss. I loved watching him. Always gave every last drop. And by all accounts, an absolute gentleman too.

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Post by: Padge_DRFC on December 04, 2019, 07:14:09 pm

Loved him. Straight to the point. Massive character. Him and Boycott would have been a right pair on TV.

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Post by: GazLaz on December 04, 2019, 08:52:43 pm

Class act. Will definitely be missed.

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Post by: roversdude on December 05, 2019, 05:41:04 am

Seemed a brilliant genuine guy. Didn’t realise how difficult it was for him to bowl, apparently in constant knee pain. Thanks for the memories and RIP

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Post by: wing commander on December 05, 2019, 11:16:28 am

   I was gutted to see this..Big fan of him while growing up.Great pundit and he's going to be sadly missed on my tellybox.
   I think knee's are a big problem for fast bowlers,i had the pleasure of walking back to the train station after a world cup game this summer with Big Joel Garner..Windies had just got beat and we were chatting about the game.It took three times as long as it should as Joel could hardly walk as his knee's were shot..Not that i cared you dont get many opportunities to chat to a legend like that very often..

Title: Re: Bob Willis
Post by: Donnywolf on December 05, 2019, 12:23:21 pm

Yes even at a lesser standard (Yorkshire Council) I had (have) twin cousins who opened the Bowling for 8 to 10 years and they have had all their 4 knees done

Title: Re: Bob Willis
Post by: IDM on December 05, 2019, 12:31:48 pm

That Headingley test win in 81 was just as much down to Willis as it was to Botham..

Sad news indeed..

Title: Re: Bob Willis
Post by: Bentley Bullet on December 05, 2019, 01:11:39 pm

Legend. RIP.