Collin Williams

Collin Ray Williams (1 November 1961 – 24 April 2022) was a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1][2] He played for Matabeleland in five first-class matches and one List A match.[3] He was also the coach of Zimbabwe field hockey team.[4][5]

Collin Williams
Personal information
Full name
Collin Ray Williams
Born(1961-11-01)1 November 1961
Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia
Died24 April 2022(2022-04-24) (aged 60)
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
RelationsPatricia McKillop (wife)
Michael McKillop (step son)
Sean Williams (son)
Matthew Williams (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Matabeleland cricket team
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 5 1
Runs scored 81 2
Batting average 10.12 2.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 27 2
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 April 2022

Personal life

Collin Williams was married to a former Zimbabwean woman field hockey player, Patricia McKillop who was also a member of the Zimbabwean field hockey team which claimed a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[6][7] Collin's step son, Michael McKillop is a Zimbabwean field hockey player and served as the captain of the national field hockey team who also played first-class cricket for Matabeleland.[8] His second son, Sean Williams is a cricketer who later went onto play international cricket for Zimbabwe since 2005 and his third son Matthew Williams is also a cricketer who is playing first-class cricket matches for Matabeleland Tuskers.[9][10]

References
  1. "ZC extends condolences on passing of Collin Williams". Zimbabwe Cricket. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. "Hockey legend, Williams, dies". News Day. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. "Collin Williams". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. "National men's hockey team in camp". www.sundaynews.co.zw. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. "Sean Williams 'regrets' quitting". DailyNews Live. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. Daily, The Zimbabwe (7 November 2015). "Willaims' Olympic pain". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  7. "Golden Girl Buckle on Moscow 1980". www.sundaynews.co.zw. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  8. "She powered Zim to Olympics glory". DailyNews Live. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  9. eDuzeNet. "Sean Williams to tie the knot in Bulawayo". Bulawayo24 News. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  10. Kumar, Abhishek (26 September 2015). "Sean Williams: 8 interesting things to know about the Zimbabwean". Cricket Country. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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