- William Strydom
Infobox Recent cricketer
nationality = South African
country = South Africa
country abbrev = RSA
name = William Strydom
picture = Cricket_no_pic.png
bowling style = Right-arm medium
FCs = 80
FC runs = 1322
FC bat avg = 12.96
FC 100s/50s = 0/1
FC top score = 62*
FC balls = 12539
FC wickets = 174
FC bowl avg = 34.25
FC 5s = 2
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = 5-52
FC catches/stumpings = 36/0
List As = 8
List A runs = 66
List A bat avg = 13.20
List A 100s/50s = 0/0
List A top score = 29
List A balls = 435
List A wickets = 8
List A bowl avg = 33.50
List A 5s = 0
List A 10s = N/A
List A best bowling = 3-76
List A catches/stumpings = 3/0
debut date = January 5
debut year = 1961
last date = February 19
last year = 1981
source = http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26006/26006.html CricketArchiveWilliam Thomas Strydom (
March 21 ,1942 -February 20 ,1995 ) was a South African first-class cricketer who played with Orange Free State in the Currie Cup during the 1960s and 1970s.A right-arm medium pace bowler, Strydom was one of four brothers to play for Orange Free State. He had his best season in 1976-77 when he took 29 wickets at 22.75. [cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26006/f_Bowling_by_Season.html| title= First-class Bowling in Each Season by William Strydom| publisher=CricketArchive] This saw him win the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year award in 1977.
Strydom was shot and killed in 1995 during a robbery at his business premises at Pietermaritzburg.
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List of cricketers who were murdered References
* [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228743.html Wisden obituary]
* [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26006/26006.html Cricket Archive profile]
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