Everton Weekes

Sir Everton Weekes, KCMG, GCM, OBE

Weekes in 1956
Personal information
Full name	Everton DeCourcy Weekes
Born	26 February 1925 Saint Michael, Barbados
Died	1 July 2020(2020-07-01) (aged 95) Christ Church, Barbados
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	Occasional wicket-keeper
Relations	David Murray (son)Chris Weekes (son) Robin Weekes (grandson) Ken Weekes (cousin) Ricky Hoyte (grandson)
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut (cap 59)	21 January 1948 v England
Last Test	31 March 1958 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1944–1964	Barbados
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 48 152 Runs scored 4,455 12,010 Batting average 58.61 55.34 100s/50s 15/19 36/54 Top score 207 304* Balls bowled 122 1,137 Wickets 1 17 Bowling average 77.00 43.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/8 4/38 Catches/stumpings 49/– 124/1
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 1 July 2020

Sir Everton DeCourcy Weekes, KCMG, GCM, OBE (26 February 1925 – 1 July 2020)^[1] was a cricketer from Barbados. A right-handed batsman, he was known as one of the hardest hitters in world cricket. Weekes holds the record for the most consecutive Test hundreds, with five. Along with Frank Worrell and Clyde Walcott, he formed what was known as "The Three Ws" of the West Indies cricket team.^[2] Weekes played in 48 Test matches for the West Indies cricket team from 1948 to 1958. Weekes occasionally donned the wicketkeeping gloves as well. He continued to play first-class cricket until 1964, surpassing 12,000 first-class runs in his final innings. 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.