Heathcote Williams (cricket administrator)

Heathcote Williams
Personal information
Full name Edward Heathcote Williams
Born (1859-03-23)23 March 1859
Pakaraka, Northland, New Zealand
Died 28 November 1931(1931-11-28) (aged 72)
Auckland, New Zealand
Relations Henry Williams (grandfather)
John William Williams (father)
Kenneth Williams (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1891-92 Hawke's Bay
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 4
Batting average 4.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 4
Balls bowled 0
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: Cricinfo, 29 January 2017

Edward Heathcote Williams (23 March 1859 – 28 November 1931) was a New Zealand lawyer, farmer and cricket administrator.

Early life and family

Heathcote Williams was one of 11 children, eight boys and three girls. His grandfather Henry Williams was a missionary who arrived in New Zealand in 1823, his father John William Williams was a 19th-century New Zealand politician, and one of his brothers, Kenneth, was a 20th-century New Zealand politician.

He was educated at Auckland Grammar School.[1] He moved to Napier in 1881.[2]

Cricket career

Heathcote Williams' playing record was modest – one first-class match for Hawke's Bay in 1891-92 when he captained his side to an innings victory over Taranaki[3] – but he became one of the leading cricket administrators in New Zealand.

He was the president of the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association from 1892 until his death in 1931.[1] In Christchurch on 27 December 1894, as a delegate from Hawke's Bay, he presided at a meeting of 12 delegates from around New Zealand at which the New Zealand Cricket Council was formed. He was elected the inaugural president.[4] In all he served as president of the Council eight times.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Greg Ryan, Where the Game Was Played by Decent Chaps, PhD thesis, University of Canterbury, 1996, p. 245.
  2. 1 2 "Obituary: Mr. E. Heathcote Williams". Press. LXVII (20407). 30 November 1931. p. 11.
  3. ↑ "Taranaki v Hawke's Bay 1891-92". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cricket Conference: Formation of a New Zealand Council". Press. LI (8987). 28 December 1894. p. 3.
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