Joseph Williams (Barbadian cricketer)

Joseph Henderson Williams (born 1 September 1974) is a former Barbadian cricketer who played several matches for Barbados during the late 1990s. From the parish of Saint Philip, Williams represented the Barbados under-19 team at both the 1993 and 1994 West Indies Youth Championships.[1] He made his first-class debut for Barbados during the 1995–96 season, against Guyana in the Red Stripe Cup. The match was washed out after one day's play,[2] and Williams played only one further match at first-class level, against a touring Free State team the following season.[3] In that match, played at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, he took 3/57 in Free State's only innings, bowling first change behind Henry Austin and Test player Patterson Thompson.[4]

Joseph Williams
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Junior Williams
Born (1974-09-01) 1 September 1974 (age 49)
Foul Bay, St Philip, Barbados
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996–1997Barbados
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 2 6
Runs scored 10 19
Batting average 10.00 6.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 10 7
Balls bowled 138 293
Wickets 3 8
Bowling average 19.00 31.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/57 3/33
Catches/stumpings 0/- 1/-
Source: CricketArchive, 5 June 2013

Although he only played two matches at first-class level, Williams had greater success in the limited-overs format, playing six matches over the 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons of the West Indian domestic one-day competition.[5] He made his List A debut for Barbados against the Windward Islands in October 1996, taking one wicket on debut.[6] In what was arguably his best performance for the team, Williams took 3/33 in the following match against Bermuda, helping to restrict the Bermudians to 215/8 from their 50 overs.[7] His last one-day match for Barbados came against Guyana in October 1997, with his figures of 3/54 the best in the match.[8] Williams did not play for Barbados again, finishing with eight wickets from his six limited-overs matches, alongside his three wickets from two first-class matches.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ Miscellaneous matches played by Joseph Williams (8) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  2. ^ Guyana v Barbados, Red Stripe Cup 1995/96 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ First-class matches played by Joseph Williams (2) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  4. ^ Barbados v Free State, Free State in West Indies 1996/97 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  5. ^ List A matches played by Joseph Williams (8) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  6. ^ Barbados v Windward Islands, Shell/Sandals Trophy 1996/97 (Zone A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  7. ^ Barbados v Bermuda, Shell/Sandals Trophy 1996/97 (Zone A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  8. ^ Guyana v Barbados, Red Stripe Bowl 1997/98 (Zone B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  9. ^ Joseph Williams player profile – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

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