George Edward Williams (13 August 1875 — 4 March 1952) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | George Edward Williams | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 August 1875 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 March 1952 (aged 76) Southsea, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1904 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
| 1908–1909 | Berkshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 January 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Williams was born at Oxford in August 1875. He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Somerset at Taunton.[1] Batting twice in the match, he was run out for 15 in Hampshire's first innings, while in their second he was run out for a single run.[2] He later played minor counties cricket for Berkshire in 1908 and 1909, making five appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[3] Outside of cricket, Williams was the manager of the Aldershot Theatre.[4] He divorced his wife in 1906, following her adulterous affair with an Aldershot-based lieutenant.[5] Williams died at Southsea in March 1952.[6]
References edit
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Somerset v Hampshire, County Championship 1904". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by George Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ ""Good-bye" at the Masonic Club". Aldershot News. 10 November 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 20 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Divorce suit". Hampshire Chronicle. Winchester. 17 March 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 20 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "George Ernest Williams". Portsmouth Evening News. 28 April 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 20 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.