Personal information | |
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Full name | Winston Anthony Williams |
Born | Saint Kitts | 17 November 1952
Batting | Right-handed |
Role | Wicket-keeper |
Relations | Shirlon Williams (brother) |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
1976–1978 | Leeward Islands |
Source:CricketArchive,1 January 2016 |
Winston Anthony Williams (born 17 November 1952) is a former Kittitian cricketer who played for the Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He was a wicket-keeper who batted right-handed.
A former Combined Islands under-19 player, [1] Williams made his first-class debut for the Leewards in January 1976,playing in a friendly fixture against the Windward Islands. A few months later,he also played against the touring Indian team. Williams' other first-class appearances all came during the 1977–78 season –two against the Windward Islands,and one against the touring Australians. [2] He also played two limited-overs fixtures during the season,against Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago in the 1977–78 Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy. [3] Williams' younger brother,Shirlon Williams,also played first-class cricket as a wicket-keeper,but the two never appeared together at that level. [4]
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