William Strydom

{{Short description|South African cricketer (1942–1995)}}

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{{Use South African English|date=May 2012}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = William Strydom

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| fullname = William Thomas Strydom

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|3|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1995|2|20|1942|3|21|df=yes}}

| death_place = Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

| family = Steve Strydom (brother)

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 80

| runs1 = 1322

| bat avg1 = 12.96

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 62*

| deliveries1 = 12539

| wickets1 = 174

| bowl avg1 = 34.25

| fivefor1 = 2

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5-52

| catches/stumpings1= 36/0

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 8

| runs2 = 66

| bat avg2 = 13.20

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 29

| deliveries2 = 435

| wickets2 = 8

| bowl avg2 = 33.50

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = N/A

| best bowling2 = 3-76

| catches/stumpings2= 3/0

| source = http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26006/26006.html CricketArchive

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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.{{cite web |title=William Strydom |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/47455.html |website=Cricinfo |accessdate=14 August 2020}}

A right-arm medium pace bowler, Strydom was one of four brothers to play for Orange Free State.[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228743.html "Obituary"],Wisden 1996, p. 1414. He had his best season in 1976–77 when he took 29 wickets at 22.75.{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26006/f_Bowling_by_Season.html| title= First-class Bowling in Each Season by William Strydom| publisher=CricketArchive}} 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.{{cite web |title=Griqualand West v Orange Free State 1978–79 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38721.html |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=14 August 2020}}

Strydom was shot and killed in 1995 during a robbery at his business premises at Pietermaritzburg.