Craig Williams (cricketer)
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Full name | Craig George Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Oshakati, Oshana Region, Namibia | 25 February 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Top order batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 June 2017 |
Craig George Williams (born 25 February 1984 in Oshakati, Oshana Region) is a Namibian former cricketer.
Williams made his first-class debut for the Namibian cricket team in 2007, in a Three-Day South African Provincial Challenge match against North West. Williams bowled four overs in the first innings of the match, conceding 23 runs. He scored a half-century in his debut first-class innings.[1]
Williams has since played for the Namibia A team, scoring a century against Canada in his first appearance in this side. In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[2]
In February 2018, he retired from cricket, after playing for Namibia against Free State in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge.[3][4] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Namibia, with 687 runs in eight matches.[5]
References
- ↑ Namibia vs. North West
- ↑ "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ↑ "Media Release -Veteran players retire". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ↑ "Burger and Williams retire as Namibia draw". The Namibian. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ↑ "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, 2017/18 Namibia: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
External links
- Craig Williams at CricketArchive (subscription required)