David Willey (cricketer)
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| Full name | David Jonathan Willey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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28 February 1990 Northampton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Left-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | P Willey (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009–present | Northamptonshire (squad no. 15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 15 April 2009 Northamptonshire v Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 19 April 2009 Northamptonshire v Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 21 April 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Jonathan Willey (born 28 February 1990, Northampton, Northamptonshire), is an English cricketer playing for Northamptonshire Steelbacks. He is a left-handed batsman and bowler. He is the son of former England cricketer and current international umpire Peter Willey. Cricinfo describes David Willey as "Obdurate, like his father, but with a far less unorthodox technique".[1]
Domestic career
Northamptonshire
He is currently playing for Northamptonshire in the County Championship division two. Having come through the ranks at Northampton playing for O.N's and Northants Academy, he got his chance in the 2009 season aged 19 after a good pre season. His first game came against Leicestershire, the first game of the season against one of his father's old clubs. He scored 60 on debut after a good partnership with Andrew Hall,[2] but did not continue this in the televised game against Essex in his first one day game getting out for a duck with a poor shot. His first wicket came in his second first class against Kent when he had Phil Edwards out LBW. On 8 May he was rewarded with a two year professional contract after impressing during the start of the season.[3] It was in the Twenty20 that he excelled in, but this time with his bowling taking 3/9 in his first spell against Worcestershire and finished the 2009 competition with an average of 11.30. He appeared alongside Northants team mate Jack Brooks on Cricket AM feature, Brain vs Brawn, in 2010.
In 2013, he helped Northaptonshire to a 102-run victory in a rain-shortened Friends Life Twenty20 Final against Surrey where he made 60 with the bat, then had figures of 4/9, including a match-ending hat-trick to clean up the tail.
International career
David was selected in the England U19 cricket squad for the Tests against Bangladesh. Although he did not play in the first Test, he scored 65 in the first innings of the second Test.[4]
References
- ↑ Cricinfo Player Profile Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ↑ Austin Peters Hall and Willey rescue Northants The Telegraph. 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ↑ Willey nets contract BBC Sport. 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ↑ England U19 V Bangladesh U19 Scorecard BBC Sport. 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
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