Owen Leslie Williams (born 8 April 1932) is a former South African cricketer. Williams was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Claremont, Cape Province.
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| Full name | Owen Leslie Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1932 Claremont, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971/72 | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Williams made his first-class debut in England for Warwickshire against Scotland at Edgbaston in 1967.[1] He later made two further first-class appearances in South Africa for Western Province, against Transvaal in December 1971 and Natal in January 1972.[1] In his three first-class matches, he took a total of 5 wickets at an average of 36.60, with best figures of 2/36.[2] With the bat, he scored 21 runs at a batting average of 10.50, with a high score of 9 not out.[2]
In an attempt to make South African cricket more acceptable to world opinion and to ensure the tour to Australia in 1971-72 went ahead, the South African cricket authorities offered Williams and another non-white player, Dik Abed, a place on the touring team. However, not only did the South African government refuse to allow the initiative to proceed, but Williams and Abed also refused to be a part of what they considered a token gesture.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Owen Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Player profile: Owen Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ Edwards, Richard (8 December 2015). "Barry Richards: The South African great lost to Test cricket". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
External links
edit- Owen Williams at ESPNcricinfo
- Owen Williams at CricketArchive