Tip Williams Explained

Tip Williams
Country:England
Fullname:Lewis Erskine Wyndham Williams
Birth Date:28 November 1900
Birth Place:Bonvilston, Cowbridge, Wales
Death Place:St Hilary, Glamorgan, Wales
Batting:Right-handed
Family:Robert Knight (father-in-law)
Club1:Glamorgan
Year1:1928 - 1930
Columns:1
Column1:FC
Matches1:4
Runs1:145
Bat Avg1:24.16
100S/50S1: - /1
Top Score1:53
Deliveries1:42
Wickets1: -
Bowl Avg1: -
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1: -
Catches/Stumpings1:1/ -
Date:3 July
Year:2010
Source:http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22452.html Cricinfo

Lewis Erskine Wyndham 'Tip' Williams (28 November 1900  - 24 April 1974) was a Welsh cricketer. Williams was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Bonvilston, Glamorgan. He was educated in his early years at the Oratory School.

Williams made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in 1928 against Oxford University. From 1928 to 1930, he made 4 first-class appearances, with his final first-class appearance for the county coming against Oxford University.[1] In his 4 first-class matches, he scored 145 runs at a batting average of 24.16, with a single half century high score of 53. In the field he also took a single catch[2] Through his close links to the county club, he was influential in bringing first-class cricket to Cowbridge Cricket Ground.[3]

Williams died at St Hilary, Glamorgan on 24 April 1974.

Family

Williams' father-in-law Robert Knight played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1878 to 1880.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4732/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Tip Williams
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4732/f_Batting_by_Team.html First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tip Williams
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/1/1080.html Brief profile of Tip Williams