Introducing David Willey: England’s promising all-rounder and future superstar

David Willey is a left-handed batsman and bowling allrounder for England and Yorkshire CCC. He made his international debut in 2015, scoring 60 and taking his first wicket in his second first-class match. Willey has taken 84 wickets in 64 ODIs and 51 in 43 T20Is. He was part of the England team that won the 2022 T20 World Cup. Willey’s wife is Carolynne Poole, and he has a net worth of approximately 7 crores.

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FULL NAME
David Jonathan Willey
PLACE OF BIRTH
Northampton, England
BORN
28 February 1990
HEIGHT
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
EYE COLOUR
Blue
JERSEY NO.
15 (England)
BATTING STYLE
Left Handed Bat
ROLE
Bowling Allrounder
TEAM
England
IPL
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
WIFE
Carolynne Poole
FATHER
Peter Willey
ZODIAC SIGN
Pisces
HOBBIES
Playing Golf, Cycling, Swimming
SCHOOL
O.N’s and Northants Academy
DAVID WILLEY’S INSTAGRAM
@david_willey72
DAVID WILLEY’S FACEBOOK
@DavidWilleyCricket
DAVID WILLEY’S TWITTER
@david_willey
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STATS

Format Matches Innings Runs BF HS AVG SR Not Out 4s 6s 50s 100s 200s
TEST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ODI 73 46 663 693 51 24.56 95.67 19 57 24 2 0 0
T20 43 26 226 173 33 15.07 130.64 11 15 13 0 0 0
IPL 11 5 53 62 20 26.5 85.48 3 7 0 0 0 0
Format TEST ODI T20 IPL
Matches 0734311
Innings 046265
Runs 066322653
BF 069317362
HS 0513320
AVG 024.5615.0726.5
SR 095.67130.6485.48
Not Out 019113
4s 057157
6s 024130
50s 0200
100s 0000
200s 0000

MATCHES

Northamptonshire NOR
140/10 (19.2)
Result
164/8 (20)
Nottinghamshire won by 24 runs June 20, 2025 6:30 pm
Nottinghamshire NOT
Durham DURH
157/8 (20)
Result
142/8 (20)
Durham won by 15 runs June 13, 2025 6:30 pm
Northamptonshire NOR
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DAVID WILLEY’S VIDEO

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FAQs about David Willey

Who is the father of David Willey ?

He is the son of former England cricketer and international umpire Peter Willey.

How many wickets has David Willey taken?

Willey has taken 84 wickets in 64 matches in ODI’s and also picked up 51 wickets in 43 matches in T20I’s.

Has David Willey won a World Cup?

Willey was a member of the England team that won the 2022 T20 World Cup.

DAVID WILLEY SALARY

  • IPL 2023– INR 2.00 Cr.
  • Income – INR 5 to 6 Crore per annum
  • Net Worth (Approx) – 7 Crores

WIFE OF DAVID WILLEY

Willey married singer-songwriter Carolynne Willey in November 2016. The couple now have two children.

RECORDS OF DAVID WILLEY

David played his first game against Leicestershire, his father’s old club. He scored 60 on his debut constructing a tall partnership with Andrew Hall.

• Phil Edwards, was his first wicket. It was his second first-class cricket match against Kent.

• In 2009, while playing a T20 match against It was in the Twenty20 Worcestershire, he bowled a sensational spell, taking 3 wickets for 9 runs. He finished off the season with an average of 11.30.

• While representing Northamptonshire in the 2013 Life T20 final match, against Surrey, David bowled out 4 for just 9,

DEBUT IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET OF DAVID WILLEY

  • ODI- 8 May 2015 vs Ireland in Dublin
  • T20- 23 June 2015 vs New Zealand in Manchester