Brad Williams (cricketer)
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| Full name | Brad Andrew Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1974 Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 386) | 17 October 2003 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 24 March 2004 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 145) | 11 January 2002 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 25 May 2004 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1994/95–1998/99 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999/00–2005/06 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 October 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brad Andrew Williams (born 20 November 1974) is an Australian former cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs.
Domestic career
He is a right arm
fast bowler who made his first-class debut for Victoria in the 1994–95 season
as a nineteen-year-old.
Williams moved to
Western Australia for the 1999–2000 season after struggling to hold down a regular spot in the Victorian team. On the bouncy WACA pitch in Perth
he went on to his most successful domestic season, capturing 50 first-class wickets, leading to his national debut the following year.
After taking five first class
Western Australian Cricket Association as a breach of his playing contract, and Williams was suspended for the remainder of the season. When Western Australia announced their squad for the 2006/07 season he was the notable omission, ostensibly ending his cricket career.[1]
International career
At the time he had raw speed and was widely tipped as a future star for the national team, although his debut for
New Zealand
in January 2001.
Williams had to wait until October 2003 for his Test debut but he struggled to hold down a regular spot in the national team, due in part to limited opportunity.
Career highlights
- Williams' best Test batting score of 10 not out was made against India, Melbourne, 2003–2004
- His best Test bowling figures of 4 for 53 came against India, Melbourne, 2003–2004
- Williams' best ODI batting score of 13 not out was made against New Zealand, Melbourne, 2001–2002
- His best ODI bowling figures of 5 for 22 came against Zimbabwe, Sydney, 2003–2004
References
- ^ Brad Williams dropped from Western Australia squad, Cricinfo.com