Misplaced Pages

Basil Williams (cricketer)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
West Indian cricketer
Basil Williams
Personal information
Born(1949-11-21)21 November 1949
Caymanas Estate, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
DiedOctober 25, 2015(2015-10-25) (aged 65)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
BattingRight-handed
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 170)31 March 1978 v Australia
Last Test24 January 1979 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969–1986Jamaica
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 7 46 20
Runs scored 469 2,702 506
Batting average 39.08 36.02 26.63
100s/50s 2/1 5/15 1/1
Top score 111 126* 89
Catches/stumpings 5/– 19/– 5/–
Source: CricInfo, 20 May 2022

Alvadon Basil Williams (21 November 1949 – 25 October 2015) was a West Indian cricketer who played in seven Test matches from 1978 to 1979.

He was married to Patricia Williams and together they had two sons, Basil Williams and Germaine Williams, who became the famous rapper known as Canibus.

He later had a daughter, Gabrielle Williams.

References

  1. "Former West Indies opener Basil Williams dies at 65". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2019.


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to Jamaican cricket is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: