William Strydom

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William Strydom
Personal information
Full nameWilliam 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
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.[1]

A right-arm medium pace bowler, Strydom was one of four brothers to play for Orange Free State.[2] He had his best season in 1976-77 when he took 29 wickets at 22.75.[3] 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.[4]

Strydom was shot and killed in 1995 during a robbery at his business premises at Pietermaritzburg.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ "William Strydom". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Obituary",Wisden 1996, p. 1414.
  3. ^ "First-class Bowling in Each Season by William Strydom". CricketArchive.
  4. ^ "Griqualand West v Orange Free State 1978-79". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

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