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William Thomas Strydom (21 March 1942 – 20 February 1995) was a South African first-class cricketer who played with Orange Free State in the Currie Cup from 1961 to 1981.[1]

William Strydom

Personal information
Full name	William Thomas Strydom
Born	(1942-03-21)21 March 1942 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Died	20 February 1995(1995-02-20) (aged 52) Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 80 8 Runs scored 1322 66 Batting average 12.96 13.20 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 Top score 62* 29 Balls bowled 12539 435 Wickets 174 8 Bowling average 34.25 33.50 5 wickets in innings 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 N/A Best bowling 5-52 3-76 Catches/stumpings 36/0 3/0
Source: CricketArchive

A right-arm medium pace bowler, Strydom was one of four brothers to play for Orange Free State.[2] He had his best season in 1976-77 when he took 29 wickets at 22.75.[3] This led to his selection as one of the winners of the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year award in 1977. His best first-class figures were 5 for 52 against Griqualand West in 1978–79.[4]

Strydom was shot and killed in 1995 during a robbery at his business premises at Pietermaritzburg.[2]

See also

• List of cricketers who were murdered

References

External links

• Wisden obituary
• Cricket Archive profile

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