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Bob Willis - Test Cricket - Progressive Bowling Average and Aggregate
Bowling Performances Playing Away
 
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Date Versus Ground Inns Batsman Dismissed Overs Wickets   S/R E/R Wkts Avg
09/01/1971 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1st   9.0 0/26   2.17    
      2nd A A Mallett (c †A P E Knott) 3.0 1/1   96.00 1.69 1 27.00
21/01/1971 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st G S Chappell (c J H Edrich) 20.0 3/73   64.00 2.34 2 25.00
        J W Gleeson (c M C Cowdrey)         3  
        W M Lawry (c J A Snow)         4  
      2nd K R Stackpole (c †A P E Knott) 10.0 1/42   67.20 2.54 5 28.40
29/01/1971 Australia Adelaide Oval 1st J W Gleeson (c G Boycott) 12.0 2/49   61.71 2.65 6 27.29
        R W Marsh (c †A P E Knott)         7  
      2nd W M Lawry (c †A P E Knott) 13.0 1/48   67.00 2.68 8 29.88
12/02/1971 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1st G S Chappell (b) 12.0 3/58   57.45 2.82 9 27.00
        I M Chappell (b)         10  
        D K Lillee (c †A P E Knott)         11  
      2nd K D Walters (c B L D'Oliveira) 9.0 1/32   58.67 2.80 12 27.42
05/03/1971 New Zealand Eden Park 1st M G Burgess (c J H Edrich) 14.0 2/54   58.29 2.82 13 27.36
        K J Wadsworth (c J H Hampshire)         14  
      2nd   6.0 0/15   61.71 2.76   28.43
02/02/1974 West Indies Queen's Park Oval 1st L G Rowe (c †A P E Knott) 19.0 1/52   65.20 2.76 15 30.00
      2nd   4.0 0/6   66.80 2.73   30.40
16/02/1974 West Indies Sabina Park 1st A G Barrett (lbw) 24.0 3/97   63.67 2.90 16 30.72
        K D Boyce (c A W Greig)         17  
        L G Rowe (lbw)         18  
06/03/1974 West Indies Kensington Oval 1st G S A Sobers (c A W Greig) 26.0 1/100   68.53 3.01 19 34.37
29/11/1974 Australia Brisbane Cricket Ground 1st I M Chappell (c A W Greig) 21.5 4/56   64.13 2.88 20 30.83
        T J Jenner (c P Lever)         21  
        I R Redpath (b)         22  
        K D Walters (c P Lever)         23  
      2nd R Edwards (c †A P E Knott) 15.0 3/45   61.35 2.84 24 29.00
        W J Edwards (c †A P E Knott)         25  
        I R Redpath (b)         26  
13/12/1974 Australia WACA Ground 1st G S Chappell (c A W Greig) 22.0 2/91   63.25 2.86 27 30.18
        K D Walters (c K W R Fletcher)         28  
      2nd   2.0 0/8   63.82 2.86   30.46
26/12/1974 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st G S Chappell (c A W Greig) 21.7 5/61   59.45 2.80 29 27.70
        I M Chappell (lbw)         30  
        W J Edwards (c M H Denness)         31  
        J R Thomson (b)         32  
        M H N Walker (c †A P E Knott)         33  
      2nd I M Chappell (lbw) 14.0 1/56   61.00 2.81 34 28.53
04/01/1975 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1st   18.0 0/80   65.24 2.84   30.88
      2nd I M Chappell (c D Lloyd) 11.0 1/52   65.89 2.87 35 31.49
25/01/1975 Australia Adelaide Oval 1st D K Lillee (b) 10.0 1/46   66.28 2.89 36 31.89
      2nd   5.0 0/27   67.39 2.91   32.64
17/12/1976 India Arun Jaitley Stadium 1st   7.0 0/21   68.56 2.91   33.22
      2nd A D Gaekwad (b) 9.0 1/24   68.16 2.90 37 32.97
01/01/1977 India Eden Gardens 1st B P Patel (hit wicket) 20.0 5/27   62.90 2.83 38 29.69
        E A S Prasanna (b)         39  
        E D Solkar (c A W Greig)         40  
        B S Chandrasekhar (b)         41  
        S M Gavaskar (c C M Old)         42  
      2nd P H Sharma (c †A P E Knott) 13.0 2/32   61.82 2.82 43 29.07
        E D Solkar (c †A P E Knott)         44  
14/01/1977 India MA Chidambaram Stadium 1st S Madan Lal (c D L Underwood) 19.0 1/46   62.98 2.81 45 29.44
      2nd S M H Kirmani (c J M Brearley) 13.0 3/18   60.67 2.77 46 27.98
        S Madan Lal (c †A P E Knott)         47  
        B P Patel (c C M Old)         48  
28/01/1977 India M Chinnaswamy Stadium 1st B S Chandrasekhar (c †A P E Knott) 17.0 6/53   55.81 2.78 49 25.85
        K D Ghavri (c †A P E Knott)         50  
        S M H Kirmani (b)         51  
        B P Patel (c D W Randall)         52  
        E A S Prasanna (c A W Greig)         53  
        J Yajurvindra Singh (c †A P E Knott)         54  
      2nd S Amarnath (c R W Tolchard) 18.0 2/47   55.75 2.77 55 25.77
        E A S Prasanna (c C M Old)         56  
11/02/1977 India Wankhede Stadium 1st   13.0 0/52   57.14 2.80   26.70
      2nd   6.0 0/15   57.79 2.80   26.96
12/03/1977 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st R B McCosker (b) 8.0 2/33   56.90 2.81 57 26.60
        K D Walters (c A W Greig)         58  
      2nd   22.0 0/91   59.93 2.82   28.17
14/12/1977 Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium 1st   17.0 0/67   62.28 2.83   29.33
      2nd Shafiq Ahmed (lbw) 7.0 2/34   61.13 2.84 59 28.92
        Mudassar Nazar (c †R W Taylor)         60  
02/01/1978 Pakistan Niaz Stadium 1st Sadiq Mohammad (c †R W Taylor) 16.0 2/40   61.23 2.81 61 28.63
        M Iqbal Qasim (c G R J Roope)         62  
      2nd Mudassar Nazar (c †R W Taylor) 11.0 2/26   60.69 2.78 63 28.14
        Wasim Raja (c P H Edmonds)         64  
18/01/1978 Pakistan National Stadium (Karachi) 1st Shafiq Ahmed (c sub) 8.0 1/23   60.74 2.77 65 28.06
10/02/1978 New Zealand Basin Reserve 1st M G Burgess (b) 25.0 2/65   61.91 2.73 66 28.19
        J M Parker (c B C Rose)         67  
      2nd B E Congdon (c G R J Roope) 15.0 5/32   59.28 2.70 68 26.68
        R J Hadlee (c G Boycott)         69  
        G P Howarth (c P H Edmonds)         70  
        J M Parker (c P H Edmonds)         71  
        J G Wright (c G R J Roope)         72  
24/02/1978 New Zealand AMI Stadium 1st G P Howarth (c P H Edmonds) 20.0 1/45   60.66 2.66 73 26.93
      2nd R W Anderson (b) 7.0 4/14   58.23 2.65 74 25.71
        B E Congdon (c I T Botham)         75  
        W K Lees (b)         76  
        J G Wright (c G R J Roope)         77  
04/03/1978 New Zealand Eden Park 1st S L Boock (c P H Edmonds) 26.6 2/57   59.47 2.60 78 25.78
        G P Howarth (c G R J Roope)         79  
      2nd   10.0 0/42   60.48 2.61   26.32
01/12/1978 Australia Brisbane Cricket Ground 1st T J Laughlin (c sub) 14.0 4/44   58.92 2.60 80 25.58
        P M Toohey (b)         81  
        G N Yallop (c G A Gooch)         82  
        B Yardley (c †R W Taylor)         83  
      2nd G J Cosier (b) 27.6 3/69   59.44 2.57 84 25.49
        K J Hughes (c P H Edmonds)         85  
        G N Yallop (c & b)         86  
15/12/1978 Australia WACA Ground 1st G J Cosier (c G A Gooch) 18.5 5/44   57.81 2.55 87 24.57
        R M Hogg (c †R W Taylor)         88  
        K J Hughes (b)         89  
        A G Hurst (c †R W Taylor)         90  
        G N Yallop (b)         91  
      2nd K J Hughes (c G A Gooch) 12.0 1/36   58.23 2.54 92 24.70
29/12/1978 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st   13.0 0/47   59.36 2.55   25.21
      2nd   7.0 0/21   59.97 2.54   25.43
06/01/1979 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1st K J Hughes (c J E Emburey) 9.0 2/33   59.46 2.55 93 25.24
        G M Wood (b)         94  
      2nd   2.0 0/8   59.63 2.55   25.33
27/01/1979 Australia Adelaide Oval 1st R M Hogg (b) 11.0 1/55   59.93 2.57 95 25.64
      2nd A R Border (b) 12.0 3/41   59.07 2.57 96 25.28
        A G Hurst (b)         97  
        B Yardley (c J M Brearley)         98  
10/02/1979 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1st K J Hughes (c I T Botham) 11.0 1/48   59.36 2.58 99 25.51
      2nd   3.0 0/15   59.61 2.58   25.66
14/12/1979 Australia WACA Ground 1st   23.0 0/47   61.00 2.57   26.13
      2nd A R Border (c †R W Taylor) 26.0 1/52   61.95 2.56 100 26.39
04/01/1980 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1st R B McCosker (c D I Gower) 11.0 1/30   61.99 2.56 101 26.43
      2nd K J Hughes (c G R Dilley) 12.0 1/26   62.09 2.55 102 26.42
01/02/1980 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st   21.0 0/61   63.32 2.56   27.02
      2nd   5.0 0/8   63.62 2.56   27.10
27/11/1981 India Wankhede Stadium 1st K Srikkanth (c K W R Fletcher) 12.0 1/33   63.70 2.56 103 27.16
      2nd Kapil Dev (lbw) 13.0 1/31   63.84 2.56 104 27.19
23/12/1981 India Arun Jaitley Stadium 1st S M Patil (b) 26.0 2/99   64.10 2.58 105 27.61
        K Srikkanth (b)         106  
01/01/1982 India Eden Gardens 1st S Madan Lal (c G A Gooch) 14.0 2/28   63.69 2.58 107 27.36
        N S Yadav (c †R W Taylor)         108  
      2nd   6.0 0/21   64.03 2.58   27.56
13/01/1982 India MA Chidambaram Stadium 1st S M Gavaskar (c †R W Taylor) 28.1 2/79   64.40 2.59 109 27.77
        G R Viswanath (b)         110  
      2nd S M Gavaskar (c I T Botham) 7.0 1/15   64.20 2.58 111 27.66
30/01/1982 India Green Park 1st A Malhotra (lbw) 23.0 3/75   63.72 2.60 112 27.59
        R J Shastri (c †R W Taylor)         113  
        G R Viswanath (c D I Gower)         114  
17/02/1982 Sri Lanka P Sara Oval 1st R L Dias (c G Cook) 19.0 2/46   63.60 2.60 115 27.51
        B Warnapura (c D I Gower)         116  
      2nd S Wettimuny (b) 9.0 1/24   63.52 2.60 117 27.48
12/11/1982 Australia WACA Ground 1st G S Chappell (c A J Lamb) 31.5 3/95   63.53 2.61 118 27.58
        G M Wood (c & b)         119  
        B Yardley (c A J Lamb)         120  
      2nd J Dyson (c N G Cowans) 6.0 2/23   62.78 2.61 121 27.32
        G M Wood (c †R W Taylor)         122  
26/11/1982 Australia Brisbane Cricket Ground 1st A R Border (c D W Randall) 29.4 5/66   61.71 2.60 123 26.76
        G F Lawson (c E E Hemmings)         124  
        C G Rackemann (b)         125  
        K C Wessels (b)         126  
        B Yardley (c C J Tavare)         127  
      2nd   4.0 0/24   61.90 2.61   26.95
10/12/1982 Australia Adelaide Oval 1st G S Chappell (c D I Gower) 25.0 2/76   62.10 2.62 128 27.12
        G F Lawson (c I T Botham)         129  
      2nd G F Lawson (c D W Randall) 8.0 1/17   61.99 2.62 130 27.05
26/12/1982 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 1st K J Hughes (b) 15.0 3/38   61.27 2.62 131 26.72
        R W Marsh (b)         132  
        K C Wessels (b)         133  
      2nd   17.0 0/57   62.04 2.63   27.15
02/01/1983 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1st G S Chappell (lbw) 20.0 1/57   62.47 2.63 134 27.37
      2nd J Dyson (c D I Gower) 10.0 1/33   62.45 2.63 135 27.41
20/01/1984 New Zealand Basin Reserve 1st B L Cairns (c M W Gatting) 19.0 3/37   61.92 2.62 136 27.09
        M D Crowe (b)         137  
        M C Snedden (c †R W Taylor)         138  
      2nd B L Cairns (c sub) 37.0 2/102   62.62 2.63 139 27.43
        B A Edgar (c †R W Taylor)         140  
03/02/1984 New Zealand AMI Stadium 1st S L Boock (c †R W Taylor) 22.1 4/51   61.81 2.62 141 27.02
        B L Cairns (c †R W Taylor)         142  
        E J Chatfield (lbw)         143  
        R J Hadlee (c †R W Taylor)         144  
10/02/1984 New Zealand Eden Park 1st M D Crowe (c I T Botham) 34.0 3/109   61.93 2.64 145 27.21
        B A Edgar (lbw)         146  
        J G Wright (b)         147  
      2nd   3.0 0/7   62.05 2.64   27.26
02/03/1984 Pakistan National Stadium (Karachi) 1st A Dalpat (c †R W Taylor) 17.0 2/33   61.91 2.63 148 27.11
        Saleem Malik (lbw)         149  
      2nd   2.0 0/13   61.99 2.63   27.20

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