Davon Williams

Davon Alphonso Williams (born 27 May 1972) is a former Montserratian 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.

References

External links

• Davon Williams at ESPNcricinfo
• Davon Williams at CricketArchive