Davon Williams


Davon Alphonso Williams 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 [Under-19 cricket team|Australia Young Cricketers]. 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. He scored 138 runs in his three matches, at an average (cricket)|average] of 27.60, with a high score of 48. 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. 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].
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, with their first-class opponents winnings the match by 8 wickets. 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 cricket team|Turks and Caicos Islands], which Montserrat won by nine wickets, as well as a first-round match against Nevis, which Nevis won by 74 runs.
Williams' father, Jim Allen, also played first-class cricket and is considered Montserrat's greatest sportsman, while his uncle, George Allen, was also a first-class cricketer.