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| Full name | Davon Alphonso Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1972 Montserrat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Jim Allen (father) George Allen (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000/01 | Leeward Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007/08 | Montserrat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,12 October 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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.