John Williams (cricketer, born 1911)
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| Full name | John Stewart Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1911 South Croydon, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 December 1964 (aged 53) Haywards Heath, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1931 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 April 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Stewart Williams (4 January 1911 – 12 December 1964) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.
Williams was born at South Croydon in January 1911. He was educated at Repton School,[1] before going up to Wadham College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making four appearances in 1931 against Leicestershire, Gloucestershire, the Free Foresters and the touring New Zealanders.[3] Playing as a right-arm slow bowler, he took six wickets in his four matches at an average of 38.16 and best figures of 2 for 49.[4]
He became a solicitor after graduating from Oxford and was admitted to practice in 1936.[5] Williams served in the Second World War, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Corps of Military Police in May 1941.[6] Following the war, he returned to legal practice and succeeded the post of solicitor to the Metropolitan Police in 1961.[5] Williams died three years later in December 1964 at Haywards Heath.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Player profile: John Williams". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Player profile: John Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b The Law Society's Gazette. Vol. 58. The Society. 1961. p. 67.
- ^ "No. 35175". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 May 1941. p. 3076.
- ^ The Law Journal. Vol. 115. E. B. Ince. 1965. p. 130.
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[edit]- 1911 births
- 1964 deaths
- Cricketers from the London Borough of Croydon
- People from Croydon
- People educated at Repton School
- Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford
- English cricketers
- Oxford University cricketers
- English solicitors
- Royal Military Police officers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- 20th-century English lawyers