Laurie Williams (cricketer)

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Laurie Williams
Personal information
Full name
Laurie Rohan Williams
Born(1968-12-12)12 December 1968
Saint Ann, Jamaica
Died8 September 2002(2002-09-08) (aged 33)
Portmore, Kingston, Jamaica
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium pace
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 77)30 March 1996 v New Zealand
Last ODI9 February 2001 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989–2002Jamaica
Career statistics
Competition ODIs FC LA
Matches 15 58 70
Runs scored 124 2,002 667
Batting average 11.27 24.71 14.50
100s/50s 0/0 3/7 0/0
Top score 41 135 44
Balls bowled 659 8,849 3,099
Wickets 18 170 79
Bowling average 30.88 23.17 27.84
5 wickets in innings 0 7 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/16 6/26 6/19
Catches/stumpings 8/– 34/– 16/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 25 October 2010

Laurie Rohan Williams (12 December 1968 – 8 September 2002) was a

West Indian cricketer.[1]
Williams was 33 years old when he died; a car he was driving crashed into an oncoming bus.

Williams made his

Jamaica in February 1990 against England
, opening the bowling. He bowled medium pacers, concentrating more on seam and swing as opposed to being fast.

Also handy with the bat, Williams made three first-class hundreds including a career-best 135 for Jamaica against the

Busta Cup
.

Williams played 15

New Zealand
in his just his second match.

At the time of his death Williams had played 58 first-class matches for West Indies A and Jamaica. He scored 2,002 runs at 24.71 and took 170 wickets at 23.17. His best first-class bowling figures were six wickets for 26 runs, made in 1996–97. He died in a car accident in Kingston on 8 September 2002, aged 33.

References

  1. ^ "Laurie Williams profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.