Collin Williams

Collin Williams
Personal information
Full name
Collin Ray Williams
Born(1961-11-01)1 November 1961
Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia
Died24 April 2022(2022-04-24) (aged 60)
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
RelationsPatricia McKillop (wife)
Michael McKillop (step son)
Sean Williams (son)
Matthew Williams (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Matabeleland cricket team
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 5 1
Runs scored 81 2
Batting average 10.12 2.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 27 2
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 April 2022

Collin Ray Williams (1 November 1961 – 24 April 2022) was a Zimbabwean cricketer. He played for Matabeleland in five first-class matches and one List A match. He was also the coach of Zimbabwe field hockey team.

Personal life

Collin Williams was married to a former Zimbabwean woman field hockey player, Patricia McKillop who was also a member of the Zimbabwean field hockey team which claimed a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Collin's step son, Michael McKillop is a Zimbabwean field hockey player and served as the captain of the national field hockey team who also played first-class cricket for Matabeleland. His second son, Sean Williams is a cricketer who later went onto play international cricket for Zimbabwe since 2005 and his third son Matthew Williams is also a cricketer who is playing first-class cricket matches for Matabeleland Tuskers.

References

  1. ↑ "ZC extends condolences on passing of Collin Williams". Zimbabwe Cricket. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Hockey legend, Williams, dies". News Day. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Collin Williams". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "National men's hockey team in camp". www.sundaynews.co.zw. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sean Williams 'regrets' quitting". DailyNews Live. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Daily, The Zimbabwe (7 November 2015). "Willaims' Olympic pain". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Golden Girl Buckle on Moscow 1980". www.sundaynews.co.zw. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "She powered Zim to Olympics glory". DailyNews Live. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  9. ↑ eDuzeNet. "Sean Williams to tie the knot in Bulawayo". Bulawayo24 News. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Kumar, Abhishek (26 September 2015). "Sean Williams: 8 interesting things to know about the Zimbabwean". Cricket Country. Retrieved 23 January 2018.