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Full name Henry Smith Williams
Born June 11, 1967, Pniel, near Stellenbosch, Cape Province
Current age 42 years 166 days
Major teams South Africa, Boland, Impalas, Western Province (SACB)
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Other Coach
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8.00 | 11 | 72.72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 89 | 126 | 32 | 765 | 49 | 8.13 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 109 | 44 | 13 | 123 | 15 | 3.96 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 7 | 7 | 329 | 228 | 9 | 3/38 | 3/38 | 25.33 | 4.15 | 36.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 89 | 17021 | 6697 | 276 | 6/27 | 24.26 | 2.36 | 61.6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| List A | 109 | 5296 | 3565 | 122 | 4/35 | 4/35 | 29.22 | 4.03 | 43.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | South Africa v West Indies at East London, Jan 24, 1999 scorecard |
| Last ODI | India v South Africa at Nagpur, Mar 19, 2000 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1990/91 - 2003/04 |
| List A span | 1992/93 - 2003/04 |
The international career of South African seamer Henry Williams - seven one-day internationals and an average of 25 - would have been largely forgettable had he not become embroiled in the match-fixing scandal. Williams and Herschelle Gibbs were banned from international cricket for six months in 2000 when they admitted accepting money from Hansie Cronje to underperform in a one-day international. Williams agreed to concede more than 50 runs off his 10 overs. As it transpired, he was injured and bowled only 11 balls. "Hansie didn't phone or speak to me, or say sorry," Williams recalled. "I couldn't understand that he got us into that shit and then didn't stand up for us." Williams did return to play domestic cricket and was subsequently bowling coach at Boland.
Rob Smyth
Nephew of Bert Erickson, senior WP administrator
Junior Representative Cricket: WP SASA XI 1986-87, SASA Schools 1987
- South Africa name Under-19s squad (Jan 20, 2008)
- Cronje remains an outcast (Oct 17, 2001)
- Final King report handed to South African government (Jun 8, 2001)
- Williams shows his value for Boland against Griquas (Dec 8, 2000)
- Benefit season for Henry Williams (Sep 27, 2000)
Jun 10, 2000
Henry Williams on his way back after testifying before the King Commission
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Jun 9, 2000
Henry Williams on his way to reveal more on the match-fixing scandal
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