Kenroy Da Costa Williams (9 August 1984 – 4 November 2024) was a cricketer who represented the West Indies at A team level. An all-rounder, he was known as an aggressive and powerful right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off spin.
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Full name | Kenroy Da Costa Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Harlington, Saint Philip, Barbados | 9 August 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 4 November 2024 Harlington, Saint Philip, Barbados | (aged 40)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm offspin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2004–2018 | Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 18 November 2022 |
In May 2018, he was selected to play for the Jamaica national cricket team in the Professional Cricket League draft, ahead of the 2018–19 season.[1][2]
Williams died on 4 November 2024, at the age of 40. He had been battling cancer.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Odean Smith picked by T&T; no takers for Roshon Primus". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Professional Cricket League squad picks". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ Holder, Keith (9 November 2024). "Remembering Kenroy Williams". Barbados Today. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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