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Gavin Williams (author)
Gavin Williams may refer to: * Gavin Williams (sociologist) (born 1943), South African Africanist and sociologist * Gavin Williams (rugby union) Gavin Williams (born 25 October 1979) is a former rugby union player from New Zealand, who played in the Top 14 and for Samoa national rugby union team, Samoa internationally. Williams previously played for Connacht Rugby, Connacht, where he pla ... (born 1979), rugby union player from New Zealand, who plays for Samoa * Gavin Williams (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh footballer * Gavin Williams (cricketer) (born 1984), Antiguan cricketer * Gavin Williams (baseball) (born 1999), American baseball pitcher See also * Paul Gavin Williams, bishop {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Gavin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Williams (sociologist)
Gavin P. Williams (born in Pretoria in 1943) is an Africanist, sociologist and political economist. Since 2010 he has been an Emeritus Fellow of St Peter's College, Oxford, where he previously taught politics and sociology from 1975 until 2010. After graduating from the University of Stellenbosch with a BA degree, Williams wrote his B. Phil. thesis with a Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford, on the political sociology of Western Nigeria. At Durham University he lectured on sociology during 1967 to 1970 and 1972 to 1975. He was a research fellow at the University of Sussex and associate at the Nigerian Institute Of Social And Economic Research (NISER), Ibadan from 1970-1972. On examination of his published work he received a D. Litt. degree from Rhodes University in South Africa in 2013. From 1990 Williams has taught and performed research at several South African universities, such as Rhodes University. Williams was awarded the 2013/2014 ASAUK Distinguished Africani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Williams (rugby Union)
Gavin Williams (born 25 October 1979) is a former rugby union player from New Zealand, who played in the Top 14 and for Samoa national rugby union team, Samoa internationally. Williams previously played for Connacht Rugby, Connacht, where he played from 2005 until the end of the 2006–07 season. After leaving Connacht, he went on to make his debut for Samoa in 2007 in a match against . Williams scored a try and conversion in Samoa's opening game in the RWC2007, 2007 World Cup. After leaving Connacht, he played for US Dax before signing for Clermont. Gavin Williams has a strong family connection in rugby with his father Bryan Williams (rugby), Bryan Williams, a strong winger who played for Auckland RFU, Auckland and All Blacks, New Zealand, and brother Paul Williams (rugby union), Paul Williams, who has represented the Crusaders (rugby union), Crusaders, Otago Highlanders, Highlanders and Blues (Super Rugby), Blues in Super Rugby, and who also plays for Samoa internationally. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Williams (footballer)
Gavin John Williams (born 20 July 1980 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan) is a Welsh former international footballer who was most recently the manager of Merthyr Town. Club career Hereford United Williams started his career as a YTS player at Hereford United having previously trained with Cardiff City. He made his first team debut at the age of 17, as a substitute in the 3–0 FA Cup victory over Sittingbourne. He made twelve more appearances that season and scored his first goal against Dover Athletic in the Conference. By the 1998–99 season he was a first team regular playing in a variety of positions in midfield and up front. He was to spend five seasons at Edgar Street, notably scoring a wonder strike against Swindon Town in the 2001–02 FA Cup Second Round. Yeovil Town At the age of 21 he moved to Hereford's rivals Yeovil Town for the 2002–03 season, having rejected a new contract offer at Edgar Street. Hereford received a £22,500 fee for their leading goalscorer plus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Williams (cricketer)
Gavin Anjez Williams (born 18 November 1984) is an Antiguan cricketer who has played for the Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. Williams played a single match for the Antigua and Barbuda national team at the 2008 Stanford 20/20 tournament, against the U.S. Virgin Islands. His debut for the Leewards came in February 2010, against the Windward Islands in the 2009–10 Regional Four Day Competition The 2009–10 Regional Four Day Competition was the 44th domestic first-class cricket tournament held in the West Indies, it took place from 8 January 2010 – 1 March 2010. Jamaica won the tournament after finishing top of the table with five wi .... Against the same team during the 2010–11 season, Williams scored a maiden first-class century, 114 runs from 193 balls. He last played for the Leewards in March 2012, in the 2011–12 Regional Four Day Competition. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Williams (baseball)
Gavin Scott Williams (born July 26, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023. Amateur career Williams attended Cape Fear High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina. As a senior in 2017, he threw two consecutive no-hitters after returning to play after undergoing surgery on a torn meniscus. He ended his senior year 6–1 with a 0.35 ERA over 39 innings. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 30th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign, instead enrolling at East Carolina University. In 2018, as a freshman at East Carolina, Williams missed time due to a forearm strain but still compiled a 1.15 ERA over innings. After the 2018 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a sophomore in 2019, he appeared in 21 games (five starts), going 1–4 with a 4.56 ERA over innings. In 2020, he pitched thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |