Garry John Williams (born 11 March 1953) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Otago between the 1975–76 and 1977–78 seasons.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Garry John Williams |
| Born | 11 March 1953 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1975/76–1977/78 | Otago |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 May 2016 | |
Williams was born at Dunedin in 1953.[2] He played for the New Zealand Schools team in the early 1970s,[3] including touring Australia with the side in 1970–71, and played age-group cricket for Otago from the 1971–72 season. He went on to make his first-class debut for the representative side in December 1975 against Auckland at Carisbrook, recording a duck in the first innings and scoring nine runs in the second.[3][4]
A batsman who was considered a candidate to open the Otago innings with Ken Rutherford ahead of the first match of the following season, Williams played in six matches for Otago during 1976–77, scoring 94 runs, including his only half-century in first-class cricket.[4] The innings, against Auckland in January 1977, in which he scored 60 runs was described as "a long, stubborn knock" which almost saved the game for Otago.[5] A single match during the 1977–78 season against the New Zealand under-23 side marked the end of his first-class career.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Garry Williams". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 140. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ a b Lively pitch may help Canterbury fast bowlers, The Press, 16 December 1976, p. 36. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 23 February 2024.)
- ^ a b c Garry Williams, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ Catch wins match for Auck, The Press, 10 January 1977, p. 22. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 23 February 2024.)