CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -He will always be remembered for his outstanding cricket career, in particular his 8-43 in the dramatic Headingley Test victory over Australia in 1981. “In later years as a broadcaster Bob was a perceptive and respected voice at the microphone. We are forever thankful for everything he has done for the game.

Detailed explanation-2: -Willis died on 4 December 2019, aged 70, “after a long illness". He had been diagnosed with prostate cancer three years previously.

Detailed explanation-3: -The late, great Bob Willis. Neither could she have known that she would help guide this 6ft 6in giant of English cricket, who died last December, aged 71, through a secret four-year battle with prostate cancer.

Detailed explanation-4: -While The Bob Willis Trophy won’t be played in 2022 - the county champions crowned, as was previously the case, depending on who tops the table - the ECB have said it could return in the future.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bob’s daughter, Katie Reeves, said: “I always found it very strange going to a cricket match and all these people would come around swarming him like he was a movie star and asking for his autograph. To me, he was just my Dad."