[1] Mike Willett was a hard-hitting batsman who played for Surrey for several years before establishing himself in the team: between his first-class debut in 1955 and the end of the 1960 season he played only 25 matches, reaching 50 once.

[2] He made a century in his first match in 1961 and finished the season with 1593 runs at an average of 30.63.

[3] His most productive season was 1964, when he made 1789 runs at 45.87 and finished ninth among English players in the first-class averages.

[3] Willett missed most of the 1965 season after a cartilage operation and never recovered his best form.

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