William Salter Austen Williams (born 6 October 1992) is a New Zealand and English cricketer. He made his List A debut for Canterbury on 18 January 2017 in the 2016–17 Ford Trophy. He made his Twenty20 debut for Canterbury in the 2017–18 Super Smash on 14 December 2017.
A right-arm medium-fast bowler, Williams was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season for Canterbury, with 19 dismissals in eight matches. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Canterbury for the 2018–19 season. On 9 January 2020, in the 2019–20 Super Smash against the Wellington Firebirds, Williams took a hat-trick.
In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Canterbury ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. In October 2020, in the second round of the 2020–21 Plunket Shield season, Williams took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. In the next round of the tournament, he took another five-wicket haul, with 5/26 against Northern Districts.
In June 2022, Williams was signed on a short-term overseas contract by Lancashire County Cricket Club to play in the County Championship in England. The following month, Williams was signed as a local player by Lancashire until the end of the 2025 season, ending his Canterbury career.
In August 2025, it was announced that Williams would be moving to Gloucestershire after signing a three-year contract with the club starting in 2026.
In addition to his cricketing career, Williams is also a pilot.
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