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Full name | Tonito Akanni Willett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nevis | 6 February 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2001–2016 | Leeward Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | St Lucia Zouks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricInfo,25 April 2017 |
Tonito Akanni Willett (born 6 February 1983) is a West Indian cricketer who played for the Leeward Islands. [1] He is the son of Elquemedo Willett,brother of Akito Willett and the cousin of Stuart Williams. [2] He is a right handed batsman and bowls at a right-arm medium pace. [2]
Willett was a member of the West Indies Under-19 cricket team in 2001 and was included in the squad for the 2002 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand,where he played alongside future West Indies cricket stars Dwayne Bravo,Darren Sammy and Ravi Rampaul. [3]
He made his first-class debut during the 2000–01 Busta Cup for the West Indies B cricket team. His first appearance for the Leeward Islands first class team came in the same competition one year later against the Windward Islands. [4] Willett also played domestic one day cricket for the Rest of Leeward Islands in the 2001–02 Red Stripe Bowl. [5]
Willett also competes for his home island of Nevis in both the LICA three day and one day competitions. He was a part of the Nevis t20 team that competed at the 2006 and 2007/08 Stanford 20/20 tournaments. [6]
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