| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Fullname | Donald James Weekes |
| Birth date | 8 May 1930 |
| Birth place | Horsham, Sussex, England |
| Death date | 24 September 2013 (aged 83) |
| Death place | Bromley, London, England |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast |
| Family | Everton Weekes (uncle) Leonard Bates (father-in-law) |
| Club 1 | Sussex |
| Year 1 | 1952 |
| Columns | 1 |
| Column 1 | First-class |
| Matches 1 | 1 |
| Runs 1 | 0 |
| Bat avg 1 | 0.00 |
| 100s/50s 1 | –/– |
| Top score 1 | 0 |
| Deliveries 1 | 36 |
| Wickets 1 | – |
| Bowl avg 1 | – |
| Fivefor 1 | – |
| Tenfor 1 | – |
| Best bowling 1 | – |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | –/– |
| Date | 27 November |
| Year | 2011 |
| Source | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22829.html Cricinfo |
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
- ^ "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.