Foffie Williams
Encyclopedia
Ernest Albert Vivian Williams (April 10, 1914, Bank Hall, St Michael, Barbados
– April 13, 1997, Bridgetown
, Barbados
) was a West Indian cricket
er who played in four Tests
in 1939
and 1947-48.
Saint Michael Parish, Barbados
StatisticsParish:Saint MichaelArea:Largest city:BridgetownPopulation :94,860 inhab.Population density:2,432.31 inhab/km²Parliamentary representation- House seats11MapParishes of Barbados...
– April 13, 1997, Bridgetown
Bridgetown
The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...
, Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
) was a West Indian cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played in four Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
in 1939
West Indian cricket team in England in 1939
The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 1939 season to play a three-match Test series against England. England won the series 1-0 with two matches drawn. A total of 25 first-class matches was played and the West Indian side won eight of them and lost six, with the others drawn...
and 1947-48.