Charles Cuthbert Powell Williams
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Description
Charles Cuthbert Powell Williams, Baron Williams of Elvel CBE (born 9 February 1933) is a manager and Labour peer. In his 20s he played first-class cricket while at university and for several seasons afterwards. The son of N. P. Williams and Muriel de Lérisson Cazenove, he was educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church, Oxford, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in literae humaniores in 1955 and a Master of Arts. Williams was further educated at the London School of Economics, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1964. Between 1955 and 1957, he served as Subaltern in the Headquarter of the King's Royal Rifle Corps in Winchester and in the 1st Battalion in Derna in Libya. (Goodreads)
Books
Bradman, an Australian hero
This is a biography of Sir Donald Bradman, perhaps the greatest batsman in the history of cricket. It is written in the context of his story as an Australian, during a period when Australia was moving towards "nationhood". It describes a career that spanned 20 years and made him a sporting icon.