George Edward Williams (13 August 1875 — 4 March 1952) was an English first-class

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er. Williams was born at Oxford in August 1875. He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Somerset at Taunton. Batting twice in the match, he was run out for 15 in Hampshire's first innings, while in their second he was run out for a single run. He later played

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for

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in 1908 and 1909, making five appearances in the

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. Outside of cricket, Williams was the manager of the Aldershot Theatre. He divorced his wife in 1906, following her adulterous affair with an Aldershot-based lieutenant. Williams died at Southsea in March 1952.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, George 1875 births 1952 deaths Cricketers from Oxford English cricketers Hampshire cricketers Berkshire cricketers British theatre managers and producers