Collin Ray Williams (1 November 1961 – 24 April 2022) was a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1][2] He played for Matabeleland in five first-class matches and one List A match.[3] He was also the coach of Zimbabwe field hockey team.[4][5]
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| Full name | Collin Ray Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1961 Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 April 2022 (aged 60) Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Patricia McKillop (wife) Michael McKillop (step son) Sean Williams (son) Matthew Williams (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Matabeleland cricket team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 April 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal life
editCollin Williams was married to a former Zimbabwean woman field hockey player, Patricia McKillop who was also a member of the Zimbabwean field hockey team which claimed a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[6][7] Collin's step son, Michael McKillop is a Zimbabwean field hockey player and served as the captain of the national field hockey team who also played first-class cricket for Matabeleland.[8] His second son, Sean Williams is a cricketer who later went onto play international cricket for Zimbabwe since 2005 and his third son Matthew Williams is also a cricketer who is playing first-class cricket matches for Matabeleland Tuskers.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "ZC extends condolences on passing of Collin Williams". Zimbabwe Cricket. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Hockey legend, Williams, dies". News Day. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Collin Williams". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "National men's hockey team in camp". www.sundaynews.co.zw. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Sean Williams 'regrets' quitting". DailyNews Live. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Daily, The Zimbabwe (7 November 2015). "Willaims' Olympic pain". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Golden Girl Buckle on Moscow 1980". www.sundaynews.co.zw. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "She powered Zim to Olympics glory". DailyNews Live. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ eDuzeNet. "Sean Williams to tie the knot in Bulawayo". Bulawayo24 News. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Kumar, Abhishek (26 September 2015). "Sean Williams: 8 interesting things to know about the Zimbabwean". Cricket Country. Retrieved 23 January 2018.