Craig Williams (cricketer)

Craig George Williams (born 25 February 1984 in Oshakati, Oshana Region) is a Namibian cricketer.

Craig Williams
Personal information
Full nameCraig George Williams
Born (1984-02-25) 25 February 1984
Oshakati, Oshana Region, Namibia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleTop order batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 25)27 April 2019 v Oman
Last ODI9 January 2020 v UAE
T20I debut (cap 13)19 August 2019 v Botswana
Last T20I2 November 2019 v Ireland
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 83 117 70
Runs scored 5,673 3,524 1,446
Batting average 39.67 34.89 24.10
100s/50s 14/29 7/21 2/5
Top score 152* 116 125
Balls bowled 5,776 2,225 536
Wickets 93 66 26
Bowling average 36.66 29.34 26.26
5 wickets in innings 3 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 5/41 6/37 3/28
Catches/stumpings 66/– 51/– 26/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 January 2020

Career

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]

In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[6] Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[7] Williams made his ODI debut for Namibia on 27 April 2019, against Oman, in the tournament's final.[8]

In June 2019, he was one of twenty-five cricketers to be named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season.[9][10] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Botswana on 19 August 2019 during Botswana's tour of Namibia.[11] In September 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[12]

On 8 January 2020, in the 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series match against Oman, Williams scored his first century in an ODI, with an unbeaten 129.[13]

References
  1. Namibia vs. North West
  2. "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. "Media Release -Veteran players retire". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. "Burger and Williams retire as Namibia draw". The Namibian. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, 2017/18 Namibia: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. "The Squad Participating In The ICC World League 2 Tournament". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  7. "Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  8. "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  9. "Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  10. "Elite cricket training squad announced". Erongo. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  11. "1st T20I, Botswana tour of Namibia at Windhoek, Aug 19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  12. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  13. "Craig Williams century powers Namibia to victory over Oman in World Cup League Two". The National. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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