William Thomas Strydom (21 March 1942 – 20 February 1995) was a South African first-class cricketer who played with Orange Free State in the Currie Cup from 1961 to 1981.[1]
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| Full name | William Thomas Strydom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1942 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 February 1995 (aged 52) Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Steve Strydom (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A right-arm medium pace bowler, Strydom was one of four brothers to play for Orange Free State.[2] He had his best season in 1976–77 when he took 29 wickets at 22.75.[3] This led to his selection as one of the winners of the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year award in 1977. His best first-class figures were 5 for 52 against Griqualand West in 1978–79.[4]
Strydom was shot and killed in 1995 during a robbery at his business premises at Pietermaritzburg.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "William Strydom". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Obituary",Wisden 1996, p. 1414.
- ^ "First-class Bowling in Each Season by William Strydom". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Griqualand West v Orange Free State 1978–79". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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