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Leonard Alphonso Harris was a West Indian cricketer who played for the Leeward Islands between 1958 and 1971. An opening batsman for much of his career,and occasional bowler in his final seasons,Harris played in West Indian first class cricket,as well as facing the MCC team,England and Australia during his career. He played 27 matches,scoring nearly 1,400 runs at 29.04,including a century,and taking 15 wickets at 19.46. He then went on to play lower-level cricket for St. Kitts until 1976,and helped create the first cricket academy in the Leeward Islands.
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- 1 2 "Tonito Willett player profile". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "West Indies v Australia, U-19 World Cup, 2002". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Tonito Willett, First Class Matches". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Tonito Willett, List A Matches". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Tonito Willett, T20 Matches". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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