Benjamin Peter Robert Williams (born 28 October 1993) is an

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former first-class

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er. Williams was born at

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth ...

in October 1993. He was educated at

Mount Kelly School Mount Kelly School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in the English public school tradition for pupils from 3 to 18, in Tavistock, Devon. History Mount Kelly was established in June 2014 following the merger of two ...

, before going up to

Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_chan ...

. While studying at Durham, he made a single appearance in

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for

Durham MCCU Durham MCC University (previously known as Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence) is a cricket coaching centre based at Durham University in Durham, County Durham, England, and the name under which the university's cricket team plays. ...

against Durham in 2015. Williams batted twice in the match, being dismissed without scoring by

Scott Borthwick Scott George Borthwick (born 19 April 1990) is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who captains Durham. He was born in Sunderland. Borthwick played in the North East Premier League for Philadelphia during the ...

in the Durham MCCU first innings, while in their second innings he was unbeaten without scoring. With his left-arm medium-fast bowling, he took a single wicket, that of

Mark Stoneman Mark Daniel Stoneman (born 26 June 1987) is an English cricketer who plays for Middlesex County Cricket Club and for England. He made his international debut for England in August 2017. He bats left handed and normally plays as an opening bats ...

. In addition to playing first-class cricket, Williams has also played

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for

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in 2015.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Ben 1993 births Living people Cricketers from Plymouth, Devon People educated at Kelly College Alumni of Durham University English cricketers Durham MCCU cricketers Devon cricketers