[1][2][3] He moved to Corpus Christi College where he was resident between 1845 and 1853, graduating in 1849 and gaining his MA in 1851.
[4][5] He played in three first-class matches for the Gentlemen of Kent, one in 1847 and two in 1850, and made a single appearance for Kent County Cricket Club in the later season, a fixture against an All England side played at School Field, Cranbrook.
[1][6] Willis was ordained in the Church of England in 1853, taking up the position of curate at Aldbourne in Wiltshire.
[1][2] He served as rector of Letcombe Bassett in Berkshire between 1857 and 1876 before moving to occupy the same position at Church Brampton in Northamptonshire until 1879.
Willis' final ecclesiasticial position was as rector of Bassingham in Lincolnshire where he served from 1879 until his death in 1895 at the age of 68.