Collin Williams

Collin Ray Williams (born 1 November 1961) is a former Zimbabwean first-class cricketer who has played for Matabeleland in 5 first-class matches and in a List A match.[1] He was also the former coach of Zimbabwe field hockey team.[2][3]

Collin Williams
Personal information
Full nameCollin Ray Williams
Born (1961-11-01) 1 November 1961
Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia
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, 23 January 2018

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.[4][5] 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.[6] 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.[7][8]

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


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