Bob Willis
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"Robert George Dylan Willis" Order of the British Empire/MBE, known as "Bob Willis", is an English former cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club/Surrey, Warwickshire County Cricket Club/Warwickshire, Northerns cricket team/Northern Transvaal and England national cricket team/England. A right-handed and aggressive fast bowler with a notably long run-up, Willis spearheaded several England bowling attacks between 1971 and 1984, across 90 Test cricket/Test matches in which he took 325 wickets at 25.20 bowling average/runs per wicket, at the time second only to Dennis Lillee. He is currently England's third leading wicket taker, behind Ian Botham and James Anderson. Willis took 899 first-class cricket/first-class wickets overall, although from 1975 onwards he bowled with constant pain, having had surgery on both knees. He nevertheless continued to find success, taking a Test career best eight wickets for 43 runs in the 1981 Ashes series against Australia cricket team/Australia, one of the all-time best Test bowling performances, in the famous 1981 Ashes series against Australia. He was Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 1978.

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