Gareth Crwys-Williams OBE (27 December 1907 – 8 March 1970) was a Welsh cricketer and a HM Inspector of Schools.

Gareth Crwys-Williams
Personal information
Full name
Gareth Crwys-Williams
Born27 December 1907
Crickhowell, Breconshire, Wales
Died8 March 1970(1970-03-08) (aged 62)
Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
BattingUnknown
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950–1951Lincolnshire
1934Marylebone Cricket Club
1932–1933Monmouthshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average
100s/50s –/–
Top score 0*
Balls bowled 30
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2018

Crwys-Williams was born at Crickhowell in March 1907. He studied at Downing College, Cambridge, where he played for the college cricket team.[1] However, he never played for the Cambridge University Cricket Club. He first played minor counties cricket for Monmouthshire in 1932 against Dorset, playing a further Minor Counties Championship match the following year.[2] He made his only appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1934 against Ireland at College Park, Dublin.[3] He later played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1950–1951.[2] He worked as an HM Inspector of Schools, for which he received an OBE for services to in 1969.[4] He died at Llangollen, Denbighshire, in March 1970.

References

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  1. ^ "Teams Gareth Crwys-Williams played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Gareth Crwys-Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Gareth Crwys-Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. ^ "No. 44863". The London Gazette. 14 June 1969. p. 5793.
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