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Full name | Ben Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Whiston, Lancashire, England | 24 June 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm slow-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Oxford MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,9 April 2020 |
Ben Williams (born 24 June 1992) is an English banker and former first-class cricketer.
Williams was born in June 1992 at Whiston,Lancashire. He was educated initially at the Wade Deacon High School in Widnes,before attending Shrewsbury School at a sixth form entrant. [1] From Shrewsbury,he went up to Hertford College,Oxford. [2] He played first-class cricket while at Oxford,making his debut for Oxford MCCU against Lancashire at Oxford in 2011. [3] [notes 1] He played first-class cricket while at Oxford until 2013,making six appearances for Oxford MCCU,in addition to playing for Oxford University against Cambridge University in The University Matches of 2011,2012 and 2013. [3] In nine first-class matches,Williams scored 399 runs at an average of 30.69,with a high score of 92. [4] In September 2011,he was twelfth man for England during the Third Test of their series against India. [2]
After graduating from Oxford,Williams moved into the financial industry and is currently employed by Morgan Stanley.
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