Mark Andrew Stephney (born 12 March 1965) is a former

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er. Stephney was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm

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. He is

Montserrat Montserrat ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, wit ...

ian, but was born in

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. In 2006,

were invited to take part in the 2006 Stanford 20/20, whose matches held official

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status. Stephney made his Twenty20 debut for Montserrat in their first-round match against

, with their first-class opponents winning the match by 8 wickets. Stephney joint top-scored in Montserrat's innings alongside

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, ending it unbeaten on 21. In January 2008, Montserrat were again invited to part in the 2008 Stanford 20/20, where Stephney made two further Twenty20 appearances, in a preliminary round match against the

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and in a first round match against

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 ...

. Against the Turks and Caicos Islands, he bowled four wicketless

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in their total of 67 all out. He wasn't required to bat in Montserrat's nine wicket victory. Against Nevis, he bowled four wicketless overs which conceded 32 runs, while in Montserrat's unsuccessful chase of 185 he was dismissed for 9 runs by

Akito Willett Akito Elquemedo Willett (born 22 June 1988) is a Nevisian cricketer who has played for the Leeward Islands cricket team, Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a leg spin bowler who bats right-handed. Willett made his senior debu ...

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