Matthew Williams (cricketer)

Matthew Collin Lee Williams (born 28 June 1990) is a Zimbabwean former cricketer. He played four first-class cricket matches and three List A cricket matches in his career for Matabeleland Tuskers and Westerns.[1]

Matthew Williams
Personal information
Full name
Matthew Williams
Born (1990-06-28) June 28, 1990
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
RelationsCollin Williams (father)
Patricia McKillop (mother)
Michael McKillop (step brother)
Sean Williams (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Matabeleland Tuskers
Westerns cricket team
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 4 3
Runs scored 130 8
Batting average 21.66 4.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 49* 4
Balls bowled 120 24
Wickets 1 1
Bowling average 46.00 44.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/14 1/26
Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 January 2018

Personal life

His father, Collin Williams was a Zimbabwean first-class cricketer and a former field hockey coach and his mother, Patricia McKillop is a Zimbabwean woman field hockey player who was also a key member of the Zimbabwean field hockey team which claimed gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2][3] Matthew's step brother, 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.[4] His elder brother, Sean Williams, has played international cricket for Zimbabwe since 2005 and has captained the team since 2019.[5][6]

References
  1. "Collin Williams". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. Daily, The Zimbabwe (7 November 2015). "Willaims' Olympic pain". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. "Golden Girl Buckle on Moscow 1980". www.sundaynews.co.zw. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. "She powered Zim to Olympics glory". DailyNews Live. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. eDuzeNet. "Sean Williams to tie the knot in Bulawayo". Bulawayo24 News. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. 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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