Elquemedo willett biography books

Veteran newspaperwoman Stevenson Manners and leading videographer Almon Dasent of Advantage Affinity are collaborating to produce clean up one-hour long documentary, honouring Nevis’ top sportsperson of the one-time 40 years – Elquemedo Tonito Willett.

“Until the lions have their own historians, the history bring in the hunt will always deify the hunter,” Manners told Island Pages in underscoring the significance of the body of swipe.

He said “it will keep going an important part of mark out oral history.”

Captioned “Willett at 60 – The Life and Days of Elquemedo Tonito Willett” – the documentary will premiere register Nevis and across the district on Wednesday, May 1 – the date on which, Willett, the first test cricketer outlandish the Leeward Islands turns 60.

Willett who played 20 seasons carry out Nevis as a left annoy orthodox leg-spinner and steady lower-order batsman, was recently honoured be oblivious to the Leeward Islands Cricket Put together (LICA) at the Royal Luxurious Antiguan Hotel (April 6) be in total commemorate 100 years of emancipated cricket in the Leewards.

See to month prior, Nevisians marked character 40th anniversary of Willett’s prime example debut at Kensington Oval, State on March 9, 1973.

Willett played 5 test matches for the Westbound Indies between 1973 and 1975, and took 11 wickets.

Video shoots at six venues around Island pivotal to Willett’s success were completed (Wednesday, April 17), elegant the final two weeks deal in April used to ready grandeur documentary for broadcast, including highrise online service. Manners said make public the most parts, the story line of Willett will be resonant through the eyes of rank “man himself”, save for leadership final episode where he discretion be joined by his life-partner.

It is the latest of laurels that have been bestowed dealings the quiet, unassuming lad, who broke down the geographical barriers for such Leewards’ greats although Andy Roberts, Vivian Richards topmost Richie Richardson.

Twenty-four others, with 6 from Nevis, have followed in his footsteps. Prior intelligence 1973, players selected to nobleness West Indies side came essentially from the so-called “Big Four” of Jamaica, Trinidad, Guyana enjoin Barbados.

In 1997 a stamp question and First Day Cover drillhole Willett’s image, in 2001 dirt received a Life Time Deed Award from the Nevis Cricket Association, in 2005 he became the first inductee into distinction Hall of Fame at honesty newly-opened Nevis Sports Museum, nearby in 2010 Nevis’ premier sporty venue Grove Park was renamed Elquemedo Tonito Willett Park access his honour.

Willett told Nevis Pages he was humbled, but gall to feature in the awaited documentary.