Charles Williams, Baron Williams of Elvel

The Lord Williams of Elvel
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
22 May 1985 – 30 December 2019
Chairman of the Price Commission
In office
1977–1979
Personal details
BornCharles Cuthbert Powell Williams
(1933-02-09)9 February 1933
Oxford, England
Died30 December 2019(2019-12-30) (aged 86)
London, England
PartyLabour
SpouseJane Gillian Portal
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
London School of Economics
ProfessionBusinessman
Cricket career
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1952–1955Oxford University
1954–1959Essex
FC debut4 June 1952 Oxford University v Sussex
Last FC7 August 1959 Essex v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 87
Runs scored 4,090
Batting average 28.20
100s/50s 6/19
Top score 139*
Balls bowled 75
Wickets 1
Bowling average 61.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/33
Catches/stumpings 60/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 August 2009
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Charles Cuthbert Powell Williams, Baron Williams of Elvel, CBE, PC (9 February 1933 – 30 December 2019) was a British business executive, Labour life peer and member of the House of Lords. In his 20s he played first-class cricket while at university and for several seasons afterwards. He was the stepfather of Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury.