David Williams (born 25 May 1948) is an English former cricketer.
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| Full name | David Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1948-05-25) 25 May 1948 (age 74) Barnsley, Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1973 | Oxford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | Oxfordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Williams was born at Barnsley in May 1948, later going up to Queen's College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Gloucestershire at Oxford in 1968.[2] Williams played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1973, making a total of 29 first-class appearances,[2] alongside one List A one-day appearance against Leicestershire in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup.[3] In his 29 first-class matches, Williams scored a total of 497 runs at an average of 12.42, with a high score of 52.[4] With his slow left-arm orthodox bowling, he took 24 wickets at a bowling average of 35.29, with best figures of 5 for 19.[5] These figures, which were his only first-class five wicket haul came against Surrey in 1968.[6] In addition to playing first-class and List A cricket, Williams also played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire in 1972 and 1973, making five appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[7]