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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. He 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. Off the field, Willatt was a moderniser who
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Willatt's batting average dropped, and
Derbyshire slipped to sixth. Willatt scored centuries against
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Cambridge University. He scored 90 in the
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Willatt played five games for
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was a former secretary general to the Arts
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593:Guy Willatt at Cricket Archive
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435:The Grange
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535:Derby
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