20 Facts About Guy Willatt

Guy Longfield Willatt was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University from 1938 to 1947, for Nottinghamshire from 1939 to 1948, for Scotland from 1948 to 1950 and for Derbyshire from 1950 to 1956.

Guy Willatt was captain of Derbyshire from 1951 to 1954 and played for Marylebone Cricket Club.

Guy Willatt was educated at Repton School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

Guy Willatt played cricket for Cambridge University, two years before the war and at the same time performed in the second and first team at Nottinghamshire.

Guy Willatt still played for Nottinghamshire teams during the war.

Guy Willatt resumed his studies at Cambridge and in 1947 was a football blue as well as captaining Cambridge University.

Guy Willatt scored 90 in the Varsity Match that year.

Guy Willatt continued playing for Nottinghamshire in the years immediately after the war.

Guy Willatt was released from teaching in the summer term so he could captain the county.

Guy Willatt was designated captain in the 1950 season but was hampered by injury and Pat Vaulkhard substituted for him in the role while on the field Willatt was an unpredictable, middle-order batsman during his first season.

Guy Willatt took over as captain in the 1951 season and occupied the post for the next three years, in which he played consistently for the team.

Guy Willatt scored a century against his former team Nottinghamshire in 1951 and Derbyshire finished eleventh in the County Championship.

In 1952, which was his personal best season, Guy Willatt scored 1,624 runs, at an average of 35.3 including two centuries and the club were fourth in the Championship.

Guy Willatt scored centuries against Kent and Sussex in the 1954 season and the club finished third in the county table.

In 1954 Guy Willatt left Repton for Heversham Grammar School in Westmoreland, but continued playing for Derbyshire.

Guy Willatt played cricket for the MCC between 1951 and 1970 playing a first-class game against Ireland in 1961.

Guy Willatt was a left-handed batsman and played 303 innings in 185 first-class matches at an average of 29.10 and a top score of 146.

Guy Willatt was a right-arm slow bowler and took three first-class wickets at an average of 45.00 and a best performance of 2 for 18.

Guy Willatt became headmaster at Pocklington School, Yorkshire, in 1966 where he stayed until his retirement in 1980.

Guy Willatt then returned to Derbyshire to live, becoming chairman of the Derbyshire Cricket committee from 1986 to 1990 and president of the club in 1995.