Foffie Williams

Ernest Albert Vivian "Foffie" Williams (10 April 1914, Bank Hall, St Michael, Barbados – 13 April 1997, Bridgetown, Barbados) was a West Indian cricketer who played in four Tests in 1939 and 1948.

Foffie Williams

Personal information
Full name	Ernest Albert Vivian Williams
Born	(1914-04-10)10 April 1914 Bank Hall, St Michael, Barbados
Died	13 April 1997(1997-04-13) (aged 83) Bridgetown, Barbados
Nickname	Foffie
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut (cap 50)	22 July 1939 v England
Last Test	3 March 1939 v England
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 4 42 Runs scored 113 1,479 Batting average 18.83 26.89 100s/50s 0/1 2/6 Top score 72 131* Balls bowled 796 7,369 Wickets 9 116 Bowling average 26.77 29.19 5 wickets in innings 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 3/51 5/73 Catches/stumpings 2/0 18/0
Source: Cricinfo, 12 July 2018

In the second innings of the First Test at Bridgetown in 1948, Williams hit his first six balls to the boundary: 6, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4. He reached 50 in half an hour and finished with 72 in 63 minutes. His highest first-class score was 131 not out for Barbados against Trinidad in 1935–36, when he and Manny Martindale shared an eighth-wicket partnership of 255, which remains a West Indian first-class record; he also took three wickets in each innings, opening the bowling.

He became the chief sports officer in Barbados.

External links

• Foffie Williams at ESPNcricinfo
• Foffie Williams at CricketArchive (subscription required)