Akito Elquemedo Willett (born 22 June 1988) is a

Nevis Nevis is a small 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 one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and ...

ian cricketer who has played for the Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a

leg spin Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in cricket. A leg spinner bowls right-arm with a wrist spin action. The leg spinner's normal delivery causes the ball to spin from right to left (from the bowler's perspective) when the ball bounces on the ...

bowler who bats right-handed. Willett made his senior debut for the Leeward Islands in October 2004, aged 16, playing against

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

in the

2004–05 Regional One-Day Competition The 2004–05 Regional One-Day Competition was the 31st edition of the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The naming rights sponsor for the previous seven ...

. In 2006 and 2008, he played for

in the Stanford 20/20, with his best performance being 2/11 against Montserrat. Willett's first-class debut came during the

2008–09 Regional Four Day Competition The 2008–09 Regional Four Day Competition was the 43rd domestic first-class cricket tournament held in the West Indies, it took place from 9 January 2009 – 14 April 2009. Each team played the other twice, one played at home and the other away ...

, against Guyana. He played one other match during that season, against

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

, but has not appeared for the Leewards since. Willett is the son of Elquemedo Willett, a former

West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greate ...

international, and the younger brother of Tonito Willett, who has also played for the Leewards.Akito Willett
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

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