John Williams
Personal information
Full name
John Stewart Williams
Born4 January 1911 (1911-01-04)
South Croydon, Surrey, England
Died12 December 1964(1964-12-12) (aged 53)
Haywards Heath, Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1931Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 16
Batting average –
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 16*
Balls bowled 464
Wickets 6
Bowling average 38.16
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/49
Catches/stumpings 0/–
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

  1. ↑ "Player profile: John Williams". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Player profile: John Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by John Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. 1 2 The Law Society's Gazette. Vol. 58. The Society. 1961. p. 67.
  6. ↑ "No. 35175". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 May 1941. p. 3076.
  7. ↑ The Law Journal. Vol. 115. E. B. Ince. 1965. p. 130.
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