Brad Williams
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman (RHB) | |
| Bowling type | Right arm fast bowler (RF) | |
| Tests | ODIs | |
| Matches | 4 | 25 |
| Runs scored | 23 | 27 |
| Batting average | 7.66 | 13.50 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Top score | 10* | 13* |
| Overs bowled | 142 | 200.3 |
| Wickets | 9 | 35 |
| Bowling average | 45.11 | 23.25 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 2 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | N/A |
| Best bowling | 4/53 | 5/22 |
| Catches/stumpings | 4c | 4c |
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As of 1 May 2005 |
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Brad Andrew Williams (born 20 November 1974 in Frankston, Victoria) is an Australian cricketer.
He is a right arm fast bowler who made his first-class debut for Victoria in the 1994–95 season as a nineteen year old. At the time he had raw speed and was widely tipped as a future star for the national team[1], although his debut for Australia didn't come until a One-day International match against New Zealand in January 2001.
Williams moved to Western Australia for the 1999–2000 season after struggling to hold down a regular spot in the Victorian team. On the bouncy WACA pitch in Perth he went on to his most successful domestic season, capturing 50 first-class wickets, leading to his national debut the following year.
Williams had to wait until October 2003 for his Test debut. He has struggled to hold down a regular spot in the national team, due in part to injuries, and as at May 2005 is generally regarded as being behind the more experienced foursome Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie, Michael Kasprowicz, and Brett Lee, plus the likes of Shaun Tait and Nathan Bracken, in the pecking order. After taking five first class wickets for the Warriors at a bowling average of 57 in the first three matches of the 2005–06 season, he was dropped for the fourth game of the season against the Tasmanian Tigers, and he reacted by storming out of the training session and withdrawing himself for the team to play the Tigers in an ING Cup one-day match. That was viewed by the Western Australia Cricket Association as a breach of his playing contract, and Williams was suspended for the remainder of the season.
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[edit] Teams
[edit] International
- Australia (current)
[edit] Australian state
- Western Warriors (current)
- Victorian Bushrangers
[edit] Career highlights
[edit] Tests
Test Debut: vs Zimbabwe, Sydney, 2003-2004
Latest Test: vs Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2003-2004
- Williams' best Test batting score of 10 not out was made against India, Melbourne, 2003-2004
- His best Test bowling figures of 4 for 53 came against India, Melbourne, 2003-2004
[edit] One-day Internationals
ODI Debut: vs New Zealand, Melbourne, 2001-2002
Latest ODI: vs Zimbabwe, Harare, 2004
- Williams' best ODI batting score of 13 not out was made against New Zealand, Melbourne, 2001-2002
- His best ODI bowling figures of 5 for 22 came against Zimbabwe, Sydney, 2003-2004
[edit] External links
- Cricinfo profile on Brad Williams
- HowSTAT! statistical profile on Brad Williams
- Brad Williams suspended for the remainder of season
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| NAME | Williams, Brad Andrew |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20 November 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankston, Victoria |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
