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 (aged 88); Chester, Cheshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
1949	Leicestershire
Career statistics
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

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

External links

Edward Williams at ESPNcricinfo
Edward Williams at CricketArchive

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[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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