David Willey Full Biography
The tall left-arm seam bowler who usually likes to open the innings with the ball named David Willey was refined by ECB after a pathetic run in the 2015 ODI World Cup. He’s the bunch of players who cycled and prepared for the next world cup. Willey came into recognition when he performed extraordinarily with both bat and the ball at ICC T20 World Cup 2016 which was held in India. He was named in the “Team of the Tournament” by ICC which England ended up on losing cause in the final. He brought up in cricketing family as his father was a former England’s cricketer and International umpire.
Willey made his FC debut in way back in 2009 at the age of 19 for Northamptonshire. He scored 60 runs in his debut innings and later shares a numerous memories which he latered moved to Yorkshire in 2015 on a three year contract. After making his ODI debut against Ireland, in the very next month he made his T20I debut against New Zealand in the home series in 2015. Apart from International cricket, he got featured in different franchise cricket across the globe. Till now, he had featured in major cricketing leagues like IPL,PSL and BBL.
David Willey Basic Information
- Name: David Jonathan Willey
- Nickname: David
- Role: all-rounder
- Batting Style: left-hand bat
- Bowling Style: left-arm medium
David Willey Physical Appearance
- Height (approx.): 6’1″
- Weight (approx.): 85 kg
- Eye Color: Blue
- Hair Color: Blonde
Personal Life of David Willey
- Date of Birth: 28 February 1990
- Age: 31 years
- Birth Place: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
- Zodiac sign: Pisces
- Nationality: British
- School: High School
- College: N/A
- Educational Qualifications: N/A
- Net Worth: $700k approx.
David Willey Family & Religion
- Father: Peter Willey
- Mother: N/A
- Brother: N/A
- Sister: N/A
- Coach/Mentor: Sidebottom
- Religion: Christianity
- Address: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Cricket Career Of David Willey
- Test: N/A
- ODI: Ireland vs England at Dublin (Malahide) – May 08, 2015
- T20: England vs New Zealand at Manchester – June 23, 2015
- Jersey Number: 15
- Domestic/State Teams: England, Northamptonshire, Perth Scorchers, Mumbai Cricket Association XI, Yorkshire, Rangpur Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Pakhtoons, Delhi Bulls, Team Morgan, Team Moeen, Northern Superchargers, Multan Sultans
- Nature on the field: Calm.
Batting Career
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 52 | 29 | 13 | 377 | 51 | 23.56 | 427 | 88.29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 11 |
| T20I | 32 | 21 | 8 | 182 | 29 | 14.0 | 137 | 132.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| IPL | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Bowling Career
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 52 | 51 | 2305 | 2181 | 69 | 5/30 | 5/30 | 5.68 | 31.61 | 33.41 | 1 | 0 |
| T20I | 32 | 32 | 641 | 854 | 38 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 7.99 | 22.47 | 16.87 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 3 | 3 | 60 | 95 | 2 | 1/24 | 1/24 | 9.5 | 47.5 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Cricbuzz
Highlighted Records of David Willey
- ICC named him in the ‘Team of the Tournament’ for the 2016 T20 World Cup in India.
- Willey took his maiden 5 wicket haul against Ireland with the figures of 5-30.
- Willey was featured in England’s squad for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in UAE.
David Willey Preferences & Hobbies
- Hobbies: playing golf
- Favorite Cricketers: Jimmy Anderson
- Favorite Sportspersons: Tiger Woods
- Favorite Food: Beef Burger
- Favorite Color: Blue
David Willey Relationship Status
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife: Carolynne Poole
- Marriage Date: N/A
- Children: 2
David Willey Awards and Recognitions
- ICC named him in the ‘Team of the Tournament’ for the 2016 T20 World Cup which held in India.
Controversies did by (David Willey)
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Lesser-Known Facts
- He married singer-songwriter in 2016 after T20 World Cup.
- His father was former England cricketer and international umpire Peter Willey.
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