Edward Williams (cricketer, born 1925)

Edward Williams
Personal information
Full name Edward Lovell Williams
Born 15 September 1925
Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
Died 24 December 2013(2013-12-24) (aged 88)
Chester, Cheshire, England
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949 Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 17
Batting average 8.50
100s/50s /
Top score 14
Balls bowled 78
Wickets 2
Bowling average 16.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/33
Catches/stumpings /
Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2012

Edward Lovell Williams (15 September 1925 24 December 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.

References

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

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