Dennis Stanley Williams (15 November 1936 – 18 September 2013) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Williams served in the Royal Artillery for 34 years, during which time he played first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team.
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| Full name | Dennis Stanley Williams | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 November 1936 Sutton, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 September 2013 (aged 76) England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Berkshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 February 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Military career
editWilliams graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in August 1957, entering into the Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant.[1] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in August 1959,[2] with promotion to captain coming in August 1963.[3] He became a major in December 1968.[4] In 1975, he gained the rank of lieutenant colonel,[5] with promotion to colonel in June 1983.[6] He gained his final promotion to brigadier in December 1987, with seniority to June 1987.[7] He retired from military service in November 1991.[8]
First-class cricket
editWilliams made his debut in minor counties cricket for Berkshire in 1958, making two appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[9] He made his debut in first-class cricket in 1959 when he was selected to play for the Combined Services cricket team against Warwickshire at Birmingham.[10] He played first-class cricket for the Combined Services until 1964, making a total of eight first-class appearances.[10] Williams scored a total of 225 runs at an average of 16.07, with a high score of 82.[11]
References
edit- ^ "No. 41191". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 October 1957.
- ^ "No. 41780". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 August 1959.
- ^ "No. 43071". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 July 1963.
- ^ "No. 44754". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1968.
- ^ "No. 46773". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1975.
- ^ "No. 49434". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 August 1983.
- ^ "No. 51194". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 January 1988.
- ^ "No. 52719". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 November 1991.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Dennis Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Dennis Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Dennis Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2019.