Donald Weekes
Donald James Weekes (born 8 May 1930) is a former English cricketer. Weekes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Horsham, Sussex.
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| Full name | Donald James Weekes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 May 1930 Horsham, Sussex, 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 is the West Indian Test cricketer Sir Everton Weekes, while his father-in-law, Leonard Bates, played first-class cricket for Warwickshire.
References
- "First-Class Matches played by Donald Weekes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- "Oxford University v Sussex, 1952". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
External links
- Donald Weekes at ESPNcricinfo
- Donald Weekes at CricketArchive
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