Collin Williams | |
Fullname: | Collin Ray Williams |
Birth Date: | 1 November 1961 |
Birth Place: | Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia |
Death Place: | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
Family: | Patricia McKillop (wife) Michael McKillop (step son) Sean Williams (son) Matthew Williams (son) |
Club1: | Matabeleland cricket team |
Columns: | 2 |
Column1: | FC |
Column2: | LA |
Matches1: | 5 |
Matches2: | 1 |
Runs1: | 81 |
Runs2: | 2 |
Bat Avg1: | 10.12 |
Bat Avg2: | 2.00 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 27 |
Top Score2: | 2 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 3/– |
Source: | http://espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/player/55868.html Cricinfo |
Date: | 27 April 2022 |
Collin Ray Williams (1 November 1961 - 24 April 2022) was a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1] [2] He played for Matabeleland in five first-class matches and one List A match.[3] He was also the coach of Zimbabwe field hockey team.[4] [5]
Collin Williams was married to a former Zimbabwean woman field hockey player, Patricia McKillop who was also a member of the Zimbabwean field hockey team which claimed a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[6] [7] Collin's step son, Michael McKillop is a Zimbabwean field hockey player and served as the captain of the national field hockey team who also played first-class cricket for Matabeleland.[8] His second son, Sean Williams is a cricketer who later went onto play international cricket for Zimbabwe since 2005 and his third son Matthew Williams is also a cricketer who is playing first-class cricket matches for Matabeleland Tuskers.[9] [10]