Robbie Williams (cricketer) (original) (raw)
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English cricketer
Robbie Williams
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Edward Morgan Williams |
| Born | (1987-01-19) 19 January 1987 (age 37)Pembury, Kent, England |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2005 – 2012 | Middlesex |
| 2013 – | Leicestershire (squad no. 13) |
| Career statistics | |
| Competition FC LA T20 Matches 15 15 5 Runs scored 160 11 0 Batting average 10.66 11.00 0.00 100s/50s –/– 0/0 –/– Top score 31 5 – Balls bowled 2,112 552 84 Wickets 33 8 1 Bowling average 38.66 80.12 129.00 5 wickets in innings 2 0 – 10 wickets in match – – – Best bowling 5/70 3/34 1/32 Catches/stumpings 5/– 2/– 0/– | |
| Source: Cricinfo, 27 September 2013 |
Robert Edward Morgan Williams (born 19 January 1987, in Pembury, Kent)[1] is an English cricketer.
Williams made his first-class debut for Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence in three matches during 2007 as a six-foot right-arm medium-fast bowler,[1] before impressing for the Middlesex second XI. He made his List A and County Championship debuts for Middlesex in September 2007. Opening the bowling with Steven Finn versus Essex, he achieved the distinction of taking five wickets in his first innings in county cricket.[2] He dismissed Tom Westley, Tim Phillips, Essex captain Mark Pettini, Graham Napier and centurion Grant Flower. His figures were 28.4-4-112-5.
Williams signed for Leicestershire on a one-year deal at the end of the 2012 domestic season, after being released by Middlesex.[3]
Career best performances
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as of 27 September 2013
| | Batting | Bowling | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---- | | | Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | | | FC | 31 | Durham UCCE v Lancashire | Durham | 2009 | 5-70 | Durham UCCE v Lancashire | Durham | 2007 | | LA | 5 | Leicestershire Foxes v Gloucestershire Gladiators | Bristol | 2013 | 3-34 | Leicestershire Foxes v Gloucestershire Gladiators | Leicester | 2013 | | T20 | 0 | | | | 1-32 | Leicestershire Foxes v Derbyshire Falcons | Leicester | 2013 |