Oliver Charles W Williams (born 28 April 1983) is an English

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er. Williams is a right-handed batsman. He was born in

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, Northamptonshire. Williams represented the Leicestershire Cricket Board in 2

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matches against Denmark in the 1st round of the

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, and the Kent Cricket Board in the 2nd round of the same competition. Both matches were held in 2002. In his 2 List A matches, he scored 7 runs at a batting average of 3.50, with a high score of 4.List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Oliver Williams
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. In 2016 Oli joined Thames Ditton cricket club and whilst appearances were limited, he scored 938 runs across 5 seasons, averaging 33.50. He was a key member of the 2018 league winning side, as well as the 2019 promotion winning side. His highest score was 111* away to Claygate.

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