Peter Willey

Peter Willey (born December 6 1949) is a former English cricketer, who played as a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. After his playing career ended he became an umpire.

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December 6 - 1949 - English - Umpire

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Willey's surname was a component in one of the more well-known commentary gaffes in cricket history. During a test match between the West Indies and England, Willey was to face West Indian bowler Michael Holding. The commentator at the time, Brian Johnston, described the action, quite accurately, as "The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey". This was, however, an inadvertent double entendre as the word "willy" is English slang for a penis.

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Michael Holding - Brian Johnston - Double entendre

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