Donald Weekes
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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-armfast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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-handedbatsmanwho bowled right-armfast.He was born atHorsham,Sussex.
Weekes made a singlefirst-classappearance forSussexagainstOxford UniversityatUniversity Parks, Oxfordin 1952.[1]In a drawn match, he bowled a total of six wicketlessovers,while in his only batting innings he was dismissed for aduckbyHenry Joynt.[2]This was his only major appearance for Sussex.
His uncle was theWest IndianTestcricketerSir Everton Weekes,while his father-in-law,Leonard Bates,played first-class cricket forWarwickshire.
Donald Weekes died inBromley,Londonon 24 September 2013, at the age of 83.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"First-Class Matches played by Donald Weekes".CricketArchive.Retrieved27 November2011.
- ^"Oxford University v Sussex, 1952".CricketArchive.Retrieved27 November2011.
- ^"Donald Weekes".Cricket Archive.Retrieved30 December2023.
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