Lewis Erskine Wyndham 'Tip' Williams (28 November 1900 – 24 April 1974) was a Welsh

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er. Williams was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm

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. He was born at

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, Glamorgan. He was educated in his early years at the Oratory School. Williams made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in 1928 against

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. From 1928 to 1930, he made 4 first-class appearances, with his final first-class appearance for the county coming against

. In his 4 first-class matches, he scored 145 runs at a

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of 24.16, with a single

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high score of 53 *. In the field he also took a single catch Through his close links to the county club, he was influential in bringing first-class cricket to Cowbridge Cricket Ground.Brief profile of Tip Williams
/ref> Williams died at St Hilary, Glamorgan on 24 April 1974.

Family

Williams' father-in-law Robert Knight played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1878 to 1880.

References

External links

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