Joseph Junior Williams (born 15 December 1989) is a

Nevis Nevis ( ) is an island in the Caribbean Sea that forms part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies. Nevis and the neighbouring island of Saint Kitts constitute the Saint Kitts and Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts ...

ian

cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

er who has played two

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matches for

. Born on the island, Williams represented the Leeward Islands under-15 team at the 2004–05 West Indies Under-15 Tournament, playing five matches as a

left-arm orthodox spin Left-arm orthodox spin or left-arm off spin, also known as slow left-arm orthodox spin bowling, is a type of spin bowling in cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven ...

ner.Miscellaneous matches played by Joseph Williams (8)
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2013. Aged 18, he went on to play both matches for Nevis in the 2008 edition of the

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competition, which featured 21 teams from around the

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region. In the first match, against

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, Williams conceded 21 runs from his two overs without taking a wicket, and in the second match, against

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, he conceded 17 runs from three overs, again without taking a wicket. Williams did not get an opportunity to bat in either match, which were to be the last two matches played by Nevis at Twenty20 level.Joseph Williams player profile
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2013. However, later in 2008, he did go on to play two matches against the touring

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(MCC), for a Nevis under-19 side and a Nevis "Pro XI".

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* 1989 births Living people Nevis representative cricketers Nevisian cricketers West Indian cricketers of the 21st century {{SaintKittsNevis-cricket-bio-stub

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