Edward Williams (cricketer, born 1925) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Edward Lovell Williams
Birth Date:15 September 1925
Birth Place:Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
Death Place:Chester, Cheshire, England
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Club1:Leicestershire
Year1:1949
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:17
Bat Avg1:8.50
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:14
Deliveries1:78
Wickets1:2
Bowl Avg1:16.50
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1:2/33
Catches/Stumpings1: - / -
Date:30 December
Year:2012
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/23016.html Cricinfo

Edward Lovell Williams (15September 192524December 2013) was an English cricketer. Williams was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Williams made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire against Gloucestershire at Grace Road in the 1949 County Championship.[1] In Leicestershire's first-innings of 195 all out, Williams was run out for 10 runs. In Gloucestershire's first-innings response of 449/8 declared, Williams took figures of 2/33 with the ball. In Leicestershire's second-innings of 172 all out, he was dismissed for 3 runs by Sam Cook. Gloucestershire won the match by an innings and 82 runs.[2] This was his only major appearance for the county.

He died at Chester, Cheshire on 24 December 2013.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Edward Williams. CricketArchive. 30 December 2012.
  2. Web site: Leicestershire v Gloucestershire, 1949 County Championship. CricketArchive. 30 December 2012.