Lizaad Williams

Lizaad Buyron Williams (born 1 October 1993) is a South African cricketer who plays for Northerns. He made his international debut for South Africa in April 2021. Quotes I’m at the back end of my career now, turning 33, so this will probably be my last few years on the field, It’s special to end it where it all started as a Mini-Cricket player. I’m super excited that the union has given me the opportunity to finish my career here. “It wasn’t an easy decision to be honest,. “I just lost my national contract and we all know the Titans are statistically the most successful franchise in South Africa For me to get back into the national side, it would have been ideal to stay at the Titans, but part of my decision was a family decision. My wife is an accountant and she sacrificed a lot for me to chase my dream. So this was also a decision to chase her dream, but also me still playing cricket here. But guys are also being recognised here at Boland now, with Gavin Kaplan and Imran Manack recently playing for the SA A side. So I set myself the challenge to perform so that they can pick a national player from Boland. I played with the likes of Leeroy Walters, Hilroy Paulse and Petrus Jafta … in my eyes they are the legends of Boland cricket, going through hard times. I’ve seen the transition of the union. I remember when I matriculated, Petrus and I stayed in the dormitory at Boland Park. So I have literally seen where the union has come from to where they are now. When I came back, I joked with the guys: when I started here we were drinking water out of a tap and now we are drinking bottled water! It’s not true! But that is just the difference from where we have come from to where we are now. I was brought up by a single parent and I always needed to fight for what I wanted in life. It wasn’t easy. I think if that aspect disappears I won’t be the same cricketer I am today. That is a big factor behind my success thus far. Sometimes your character pulls you through in tough situations and that has always been the case for me. It’s there in the back of my mind, “But my focus is purely to start the season well for Boland, trying to stay present in the now, and the future will look after itself. I do understand that I fell back in the pecking order and it’s going to take a big push from me to get back into the Proteas side. But it’s a challenge I’m looking forward to Right now is the first time I’m confident in my body and I’m excited to get cracking on Thursday. What better way to start it than against a team with three guys in it who won the World Test Championship. He has done the work and he knows his game, leading the attack and the team this season. I hope I can take some of the pressure off him on the field to make his job easier We’ll see, but I’m sure they will see it somewhere during the season. The Paarl crowd is very good. You can see it in the SA20 as well. The supporters in Paarl are very loyal towards the home side EXCLUSIVE: 'I've always had to fight': Lizaad Williams on family, fitness, and firing up Boland, September 2026,IOL by John Goliath External links Category:Living people Category:Cricketers from South Africa Category:1993 births