Neil Williams (cricketer)

Neil Williams

Personal information
Full name	Neil Fitzgerald Williams
Born	2 July 1962(1962-07-02) St Vincent, Windward Islands
Died	27 March 2006(2006-03-27) (aged 43) Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling style	Right Arm Fast-Medium (RFM)
International information
National side	English
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	1	255
Runs scored	38	4,457
Batting average	38.00	18.64
100s/50s	–/–	–/13
Top score	38	77
Balls bowled	246	37,485
Wickets	2	675
Bowling average	74.00	30.29
5 wickets in innings	–	22
10 wickets in match	–	2
Best bowling	2/148	8/75
Catches/stumpings	–/–	67/–
Source: [1],

Neil Fitzgerald Williams (2 July 1962 – 27 March 2006) was an England cricketer, who played first-class cricket for both Middlesex and Essex. In a first-class career spanning over seventeen years, he took 675 wickets and scored 4,457 runs.

Life and career

Williams was born in St Vincent. He also played first-class cricket for the [[Windward Island cricket team| and for the Tasmania cricket team.

Williams played in one Test match in 1990 when, on the day of the match, Chris Lewis was injured and he was hurriedly drafted in.^[1] He took 2 for 148, taking the wickets of Sachin Tendulkar and Mohammad Azharuddin, and made 38 useful runs as nightwatchman.

Williams died of pneumonia, in Northampton, three weeks after suffering a stroke, on 27 March 2006. He was 43 years old.^[2]

See also

• One Test Wonder

References

1. ^ Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 187. ISBN 1-869833-21-X. 
2. ^ Cricinfo.com

External Links

• Cricinfo Obituary
• Cricket Archive

Persondata
Name	Williams, Neil
Alternative names
Short description	West Indian born, English Test and County cricketer
Date of birth	2 July 1962
Place of birth	St Vincent
Date of death	27 March 2006
Place of death	Northampton, Northamptonshire, England