Davon Alphonso Williams (born 27 May 1972) is a Montserratian former cricketer who played for the Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He played as a right-handed batsman.
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| Full name | Davon Alphonso Williams (former president) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1972 Montserrat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Jim Allen (father) George Allen (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006–2007/08 | Montserrat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000/01 | Leeward Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Williams appeared at Under-19 level for the Leeward Islands in the 1988–89 season, making a total of three appearances for the team. In 1990, he made a single appearance for Leeward Islands Young Cricketes against Australia Young Cricketers.[1] He later made his first-class debut for the Leeward Islands against Jamaica in the 2000–01 Busta Cup. He made two further first-class appearances in that seasons tournament, against the Windward Islands and Barbados.[2] He scored 138 runs in his three matches, at an average of 27.60, with a high score of 48.[3] In April 2001, he played for the University of West Indies Vice-Chancellor's XI in a minor match against the touring South Africans at the Salem Oval on Montserrat.[1] In October of that year, he made two List A appearances for the Rest of Leeward Islands against Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica in the 2001–02 Red Stripe Bowl.[4]
In 2006, Montserrat were invited to take part in the 2006 Stanford 20/20, whose matches held official Twenty20 status. Williams made his Twenty20 debut as captain of Montserrat in their first-round match against Guyana,[5] with their first-class opponents winnings the match by 8 wickets.[6] In January 2008, Montserrat were again invited to part in the 2008 Stanford 20/20, where Williams captained Montserrat in two further Twenty20 appearances, in a preliminary round match against the Turks and Caicos Islands,[5] which Montserrat won by nine wickets,[7] as well as a first-round match against Nevis,[5] which Nevis won by 74 runs.[8]
Williams' father, Jim Allen, also played first-class cricket and is considered Monterrat's greatest sportsman,[9] while his uncle, George Allen, was also a first-class cricketer.
References edit
- ^ a b "Miscellaneous Matches played by Davon Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Davon Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Davon Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Davon Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "Twenty20 Matches played by Davon Williams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Guyana v Montserrat, 2006 Stanford 20/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Montserrat v Turks and Caicos Islands, 2008 Stanford Twenty20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Montserrat v Nevis, 2008 Stanford Twenty20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ Fergus, H. (1996) Gallery Montserrat: Some Prominent People In Our History, Canoe Press, Montserrat. ISBN 976-8125-25-X.
External links edit
- Davon Williams at ESPNcricinfo
- Davon Williams at CricketArchive