Bipin Dani
Sean Williams was the only centurion of the 1st ODI against Sri Lanka on Sunday, though his Zim-babwe team could not win the match. Back home, his father, Collin Williams, who also played First Class cricket, did watch the match on TV.
“I have always said this and I will say it again, for any Zim player to make 100 in these types of games is a huge achievement. These young men have to work twice as hard when they bat on the international stage”, speaking exclusively, he said.
“I am a very proud dad, to sit and watch our son make a 100 on tv is just fantastic and uplifting. When they left for tour, I wasn’t sure on how much match practice and preparation the team had man-aged to get in, but clearly they had done fairly well as I thought a good few of the players were nice and positive”.
“As for Sean his attitude was indeed positive from ball one and went at a run a ball for his in-nings, I thought the openers did a nice job, they got off to a nice start”.
Sean Williams has dedicated this innings to his father. “For this reason, it was very emotional. Sean and I are very close and I had been talking to him and saying he still has plenty of cricket left in him, not only with the bat and ball but as a senior player, he has the right mentality to bring young players on”, he added.
Sean had announced his Test retirement in Au-gust last year. “No, I wasn’t disappointed at all as it was his choice really. Sometimes the cricket gets overshadowed by side shows, like I also said I feel he has still a lot more to offer. Sean is a natural player and he does things that always bring positive input, I think he is happy with that”.
“Our chats are simply about playing and doing the best he can for as long as he can. I could go on but for now I am simply a very proud dad and look forward to watching him again as I always do”, he signed off.
