Donald Weekes
Donald James Weekes (8 May 1930 – 24 September 2013) was an English cricketer. Weekes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Horsham, Sussex. Weekes made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against Oxford University at University Parks, Oxford in 1952. In a drawn match, he bowled a total of six wicketless overs, while in his only batting innings he was dismissed for a duck by Henry Joynt. This was his only major appearance for Sussex. His uncle was the West Indian Test cricketer Sir Everton Weekes, while his father-in-law, Leonard Bates, played first-class cricket for Warwickshire. Donald Weekes died in Bromley, London on 24 September 2013, at the age of 83.
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| Full name | Donald James Weekes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 May 1930 Horsham, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 September 2013 (aged 83) Bromley, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Everton Weekes (uncle) Leonard Bates (father-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1952 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Donald James Weekes (8 May 1930 – 24 September 2013) was an English cricketer. Weekes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Horsham, Sussex.
Weekes made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against Oxford University at University Parks, Oxford in 1952.[1] In a drawn match, he bowled a total of six wicketless overs, while in his only batting innings he was dismissed for a duck by Henry Joynt.[2] This was his only major appearance for Sussex.
His uncle was the West Indian Test cricketer Sir Everton Weekes, while his father-in-law, Leonard Bates, played first-class cricket for Warwickshire.
Donald Weekes died in Bromley, London on 24 September 2013, at the age of 83.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Donald Weekes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Oxford University v Sussex, 1952". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Donald Weekes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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