Everton Weekes batting for the West Indies during the Third Test against England at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, 22 July 1950, when the West Indies side won the series. In a tour match against Wellington, Weekes kept wicket in the absence of the injured Simpson Guillen and effected the only stumping of his first class career. [66] Weekes also found time to work as a television and radio cricket commentator, known for his acerbic wit and deep knowledge of the game[67] and began to play Dominoes and Bridge competitively, representing Barbados in regional Bridge championships. [2] Weekes played in 48 Test matches for the West Indies cricket team from 1948 to 1958. [29] (Andy Flower and Shivnarine Chanderpaul have since equaled Weekes' record of seven half centuries). Batting at number three, Weekes made 35 and 25 as the match ended in a draw.[24]. Goodman, T. "Lindwall's bowling to Weekes was overdone". [22] Worrell and Walcott are buried on ground overlooking the oval. Pseudonyme. Everton DeCourcy Weekes est un joueur de cricket et dirigeant sportif barbadien né le 26 février 1925 à Saint Michael et mort le 1 er juillet 2020 [1]. Nom de naissance: Everton DeCourcy Weekes. He did not return to Barbados for eleven years. [13] In his first two first-class seasons Weekes was only a moderate success with the bat, averaging 16.62 by the end of the 1945/46 season[6] but began to find form in 1946/47, when, batting at number four, his maiden first-class century, 126 against British Guiana at Bourda, Georgetown,[14] and averaged 67.57 for the season. Sir Everton Weekes – The West Indian cricket family mourns one of its favorite sons of cricket after the death of the great Sir Everton Weekes. Everton Weekes en 1951. In the First Test at Sabina Park, Kingston, with Australia requiring just 20 runs in their second innings to win the Test, Weekes opened the bowling and had Arthur Morris caught by Glendon Gibbs. [30], By the end of the series, which also included a century against Ceylon, at that time a non-Test cricketing nation, and a half-century against Pakistan in a match not classed as a Test match, Weekes had a Test batting average of 82.46 and had passed 1,000 Test runs in his twelfth innings, one fewer than Donald Bradman. Additionally, as the leading West Indian batsman, Weekes was targeted by the Australian fast bowlers, in particular Ray Lindwall, subjecting him to Bodyline-like tactics of sustained short pitched bowling. Everton Weekes (né en 1925), joueur barbadien de cricket. "[47] Denis Compton said of Weekes following this innings; "In every respect, it was the innings of a genius. [74], In June 2019, Weekes was placed in intensive care, after suffering a heart attack in Barbados. Everton Weekes, one of the famous three ‘Ws’ of West Indian cricket, passed away at the age of 95. 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[42] The Australians were surprised at the level of racism evident throughout the West Indies at the time, and were embarrassed to find that Weekes, Worrall and Walcott had not been invited to a cocktail party at the home of a white West Indian player. [57] Weekes passed 12,000 first-class runs in his final innings, becoming only the third West Indian, after Worrell and Roy Marshall, to do so. Read about Sir Everton Weekes's Profile, Latest News, Articles, Career updates only on ESPNcricinfo.com. ")[3] Weekes was unaware of the source of DeCourcy, his middle name, although he believed there was a French influence in his family. Sir Everton DeCourcy Weekes, KCMG, GCM, OBE (26 February 1925 – 1 July 2020)[1] was a cricketer from Barbados. [32] As a result of his series, Weekes was named one of the 1949 Indian Cricket "Cricketers of the Year". As a coach he was in charge of the Canadian team at the 1979 Cricket World Cup, and he was also a commentator and international match referee. Weekes retired from Test cricket in 1958 due to a persistent thigh injury but continued in first-class cricket until 1964, his final first-class match being against Trinidad and Tobago in Port-of-Spain, scoring 19 and 13. Il dispute un total de 51 test-matchs avec la sélectio… The three were all born within seventeen months of each other and within a mile of Kensington Oval in Barbados[15] and Walcott believed that the same midwife delivered each of them. He is dead at 95. [69], In 1994 Weekes was appointed as an International Cricket Council match referee, refereeing in four Tests and three One Day Internationals. He was one of 12 debutants; seven from the West Indies (the others were Walcott, Robert Christiani, Wilfred Ferguson, Berkeley Gaskin, John Goddard and Prior Jones) and five for England; Jim Laker, Maurice Tremlett, Dennis Brookes, Winston Place and Gerald Smithson. [35] By the end of the series, Weekes had scored 1,410 Test runs at 74.21 and had enhanced his reputation as one of the finest slip fielders in world cricket, taking 11 catches in the series. Sir Everton Weekes avec le grand Jim Laker d’Angleterre en 1957. [70] Weekes published his memoirs Mastering the Craft: Ten years of Weekes, 1948 to 1958 in December 2007, when it was announced that the book will be included in the curriculum of the Caribbean Civilisation Foundation course at the University of the West Indies. Sir Everton Weekes, the last member of the legendary Three Ws, has died at the age of 95. Nationalité : Barbadien. [83] As of 2 July 2020, Weekes' career Test batting average of 58.61 is the ninth highest of all players with 30 or more innings. [52], In all, Weekes played seven seasons in the Lancashire League between 1949 and 1958, passing 1000 runs in each. [59] In one 1967 match, aged 42, Weekes, out of practice and in borrowed gear, dominated a bowling attack half his age. Son of the late Lenore Pounder. Get latest Everton Weekes news updates & stories. He would have preferred to have played for his local club, Pickwick, but the club only catered to white players. Toponyme. Il est anobli pour services rendus au cricket en 1995. Apostle Everton Weekes is a man after God’s own heart, who dares to believe God’s Word! A right-handed batsman, he was known as one of the hardest hitters in world cricket. Belson, F. (1951) "Cricketer of the Year – 1951 Everton Weekes". Miracle Baby. [33] The next season saw no Test cricket played by West Indies but Weekes scored 236* against British Guiana at Bridgetown, averaged 219.50 for the season and raised his career first-class average to 72.64. [40], During the Port of Spain Test against India in February 1953, Weekes surpassed George Headley's record of 2190 as West Indies' highest Test run scorer. 365 Views. Aux côtés de Sir Clyde Walcott et Sir Frank Worrell, Weekes a formé une formidable unité de frappeurs dans l’équipe des Antilles. [58], Post-retirement, Weekes would make occasional appearances in charity and exhibition matches, including for the International Cavaliers. Father of Andre “Andy” Weekes of Germany, Sharon Weekes of England, Christopher Weekes of Canada and David Murray of Barbados. His 150 runs and 9 wickets helped the village club to their first trophy in the seventy years since they became founder members of the CLL. [46] Reporting on the final day of the 1957 Lord's Test where Weekes had made a rearguard 90 as the West Indies slumped to an innings defeat, The Times's cricket correspondent wrote "It had been a day to quicken one's feeling for cricket, glowing with freshness and impulse and friendliness, and it had belong to Weekes. [6] The 1947/48 season included a tour by MCC and Weekes impressed West Indian selectors with an unbeaten 118 against the tourists prior to the first Test in Bridgetown. But, the pioneer’s halcyon days are behind him. Our Cricket Correspondent, "Weekes and West Indies earn Honour in Defeat". [6], Weekes was one of the "Three Ws", along with Clyde Walcott and Frank Worrell, noted as outstanding batsmen from Barbados who all made their Test debut in 1948 against England. He later attributed much of his cricketing success to this time spent practising. [71] Outside of cricket, Weekes became a Justice of the Peace and served on a number of Barbados Government bodies, including the Police Service Commission. Age 95, of Chancery Lane, Christ Church. Activité: Joueur de cricket. Everton Weekes, a promising 22-year-old with a gamut of runs in the previous season, hits 118 not out in a total of 514 for 4. [12], Weekes scored his maiden first-class half century in his next match, making 53 as an opener against Trinidad in March 1945 (where he also bowled for the first time in a first class match, conceding 15 runs in four wicketless overs). Cette section est vide, insuffisamment détaillée ou incomplète. Additionally, his 304* against University of Cambridge remains the only triple century by a West Indian on tour in England. La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 14 novembre 2020 à 12:46. [34], In 1950 West Indies toured England and Weekes continued his excellent form, scoring 338 runs at 56.33 and playing a significant part in the West Indies 3–1 victory in the Test series, as well as 2310 first-class runs at 79.65 (including five double centuries, a record for a West Indian tour of England). Sandiford, K. (2004) "Everton Weekes – West Indies' Whirlwind". [53] His 1,518 runs scored in 1951 is still the club record and for 40 years was the League record, until broken by Peter Sleep. Weekes passed 12,000 first-class runs in his final innings, becoming only the third West Indian, after Worrell and Roy Marshall, to do so. Weekes retired from Test cricket in 1958 due to a persistent thigh injury but continued in first-class cricket until 1964, his final first-class match being against Trinidad and Tobago in Port-of-Spain, scoring 19 and 13. 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