William Strydom

William Strydom
Personal information
Full name
William Thomas Strydom
Born(1942-03-21)21 March 1942
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Died20 February 1995(1995-02-20) (aged 52)
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsSteve Strydom (brother)
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 80 8
Runs scored 1322 66
Batting average 12.96 13.20
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 62* 29
Balls bowled 12539 435
Wickets 174 8
Bowling average 34.25 33.50
5 wickets in innings 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 N/A
Best bowling 5-52 3-76
Catches/stumpings 36/0 3/0

William Thomas Strydom (21 March 1942 – 20 February 1995) was a South African first-class cricketer who played with Orange Free State in the Currie Cup from 1961 to 1981.

A right-arm medium pace bowler, Strydom was one of four brothers to play first-class cricket for Orange Free State. He had his best season in 1976–77 when he took 29 wickets at 22.75. This led to his selection as one of the winners of the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year award in 1977. His best first-class figures were 5 for 52 against Griqualand West in 1978–79.

Strydom was shot and killed in 1995 during a robbery at his business premises at Pietermaritzburg.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "William Strydom". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Obituary",Wisden 1996, p. 1414.
  3. ↑ "First-class Bowling in Each Season by William Strydom". CricketArchive.
  4. ↑ "South African Cricket Annual Cricketers of the Year". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Griqualand West v Orange Free State 1978–79". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2020.