Everton Weekes
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[[Image:Sir_Everton_Weekes.jpg|thumb|300px|Sir Everton Weekes (centre) with the Rector of St. James Church and guests, February 2007.]]
{{Infobox Historic Cricketer |
flag = West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg |
nationality = West Indies |
country = West Indies |
country abbrev = WI |
name = Everton Weekes |
picture = Cricket_no_pic.png |
batting style = Right hand bat |
bowling style = Right arm [[leg spin|leg break]] |
tests = 48 |
test runs = 4,455 |
test bat avg = 58.61 |
test 100s/50s = 15/19 |
test top score = 207 |
test balls = 122 |
test wickets = 1 |
test bowl avg = 77.00 |
test 5s = - |
test 10s = - |
test best bowling = 1/8 |
test catches/stumpings = 49/- |
FCs = 152 |
FC runs = 12,010 |
FC bat avg = 55.34 |
FC 100s/50s = 36/54 |
FC top score = 304* |
FC balls = 1,125 |
FC wickets = 17 |
FC bowl avg = 43.00 |
FC 5s = - |
FC 10s = - |
FC best bowling = 4/38 |
FC catches/stumpings = 124/1 |
debut date = January 21 |
debut year = 1948 |
last date = March 31 |
last year = 1958 |
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/53241.html CricInfo |
}}
'''Sir Everton DeCourcey Weekes''', [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]], [[Gold Crown of Merit|GCM]], [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born [[26 February]], [[1925]]) is a leading former [[West Indian cricket team|West Indian]] [[cricket]]er who, along with [[Frank Worrell]] and [[Clyde Walcott]] was known as "The Three Ws" of West Indian cricket.
==Youth and early career==
Born in a wooden shack in [[Pickwick Gap]], [[Westbury (Barbados)|Westbury]], [[Saint Michael, Barbados|Saint Michael]], [[Barbados]], near [[Kensington Oval]], Weekes was named by his father after [[England|English]] [[football]] team [[Everton Football Club|Everton]] (when Weekes told English cricketer [[Jim Laker]] this, Laker reportedly replied "It was a good thing your father wasn't a [[West Bromwich Albion]] fan.")<ref>Walcott p. 14.</ref> Weekes is unaware of the source of DeCourcey, his middle name, although he believes there was a [[French people|French]] influence in his family.<ref>Walcott p. 14.</ref>
Weekes's family was poor and his father was forced to leave his family to work in the [[Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad]] oilfields when Weekes was eight. He did not return to Barbados for eleven years<ref>Weekes p. 4.</ref>. In the absence of his father, Weekes and his sister were raised by his mother Lenore and an aunt, whom Weekes credits with his successful upbringing.<ref>Weekes p. 4.</ref>
Weekes attended St Leonard's Boys' School, where he later bragged that he never passed an exam (although he would later successfully study Hotel Management<ref>Walcott p. 18.</ref>) and preferred to concentrate on sport.<ref name=Sandiford>Sandiford, K. (1995) ''Everton DeCourcey Weekes'', Famous Cricketers Series: No 29, Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians, Nottingham. ISBN 0947774556</ref> In addition to cricket, Weekes was also a keen football player, representing [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]].<ref>Walcott p. 17.</ref> As a boy Weekes assisted the groundsmen at Kensington Oval and often as acted as a substitute fielder<ref>Spooner, P. (1998) "Sir Everton Weekes: My First Test", ''The Barbados Nation'', 18 December 1998</ref> in exchange for free entry to the cricket, giving himself the opportunity to watch leading international cricketers at close range.<ref>Walcott p. 20.</ref>. At age 13, Weekes began playing for Westshire Cricket Club in the Barbados Cricket League (BCL). He would have preferred to have played for his local club, Pickwick, but the club only catered to white players.<ref>Sandiford (1995) p. 6.</ref>
Weekes left school in 1939, aged 14 and, not having a job, spent his days playing cricket and football. He later attributed much of his cricketing success to this time spent practicing.<ref>Weekes p. 5.</ref> In 1943, Weekes enlisted in the [[Barbados Regiment]], and served as a [[Lance-Corporal]]<ref>Sandiford (1995) p. 6.</ref> until his discharge in 1947 and while he never saw active service,<ref>Walcott p. 20.</ref> the fact he was in the military meant he was eligible to play cricket for Garrison Sports Club in the higher standard Barbados Cricket Association in additon to Westshire in the BCL.<ref>Sandiford (1995) p. 6.</ref>
==First class career==
Weekes's excellent performances in Barbados club cricket led to his selection in a 1945 trial match to select a first-class side to represent [[Barbados national cricket team|Barbados]] on a Goodwill tour of [[Trinidad and Tobago]]. Weekes scored 88 and 117 retired and was selected for the tour<ref name=Sandiford/>, making his [[First-class cricket|first-class debut]] on 24 February 1945, aged 19 years, 364 days, for Barbados against [[Trinidad and Tobago cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]] at [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]]. Batting at number six, he scored 0 and eight as Barbados lost by ten wickets<ref>''Cricket Archive'', Trinidad v Barbados scorecard http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/17/17467.html Accessed 24 April 2008.</ref>.
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)<ref>''Cricket Archive'', http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/17/17469.html Accessed 24 May 2008</ref>. In his first two first-class seasons Weekes was only a moderate success with the bat, averaging only 16.62 at the end of the 1945/46 season<ref name=Sandiford/> but began to find form in 1946/47, when, batting at number four, his maiden first-class century, 126 against [[Guyana cricket team|British Guiana]] at [[Bourda]], [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]]<ref>''Cricket Archive'', Scorecard British Guiana v Barbados in 1946/47 http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/17/17878.html Accessed 29 May 2008</ref>, and averaged 67.57 for the season<ref name=Sandiford/>.
The 1947/48 season included a tour by [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]] and Weekes impressed West Indian selectors with an unbeaten 118 against the tourists prior to the first Test in Bridgetown<ref name=Sandiford/>.
==The Three Ws==
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 match|Test]] debut in 1948 against [[English cricket team|England]]. The three were all born within seventeen months of each other and within a mile of Kensington Oval in Barbados.<ref>Dyde p. 160.</ref> and Walcott believed that the same midwife delivered each of the three Ws.<ref>Walcott p. 2.</ref> Weekes first met Walcott in 1941, aged 16, when they were team mates in a trial match<ref>Walcott p. vii.</ref>. They shared a room together when on tour<ref>Walcott p. vii.</ref> and, along with Worrell, would go dancing together on Saturday nights after playing cricket.<ref>Walcott p. 7.</ref>
The name "Three Ws" was coined by an English journalist during the 1950 West Indian tour of England.<ref>Walcott p. 13.</ref>
Walcott believed that Weekes was the best all-round batsman of the three W's, while Worrell was the best all-rounder and modestly referred to himself as the best wicket keeper of the trio.<ref>Walcott p. 15.</ref>
Following the death of Worrell in 1967, Weekes acted as one of the pallbearers at his funeral.<ref> Walcott p. 19.</ref>
The [[3Ws Oval]], situated on the Cave Hill campus of the [[University of the West Indies]] was named in their honour, and a monument to the three Ws is opposite the oval.<ref>"West Indies Cricket: 3Ws Oval, Barbados" http://www.barbados.org/3ws_oval.htm Accessed 27 April 2008</ref> Worrell and Walcott are buried on ground overlooking the oval.<ref>"West Indies Cricket: 3Ws Monument" http://www.barbados.org/3ws_memorial.htm Accessed 27 April 2008</ref> It is unsure whether Weekes intends to be buried with them upon his death.
==Test career==
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===England in the West Indies 1947/48===
Weekes made his Test debut for the West Indies against England at Kensington Oval on 21 January 1948, aged 22 years and 329 days. He was one of 12 debutants; seven from the West Indies (the other were Walcott, [[Robert Christiani]], [[Wilfred Ferguson]], [[Berkeley Gaskin]], [[John Goddard (cricketer)|John Goddard]] and [[Prior Jones]]) and five for England; [[Jim Laker]], [[Maurice Tremlett]], [[Dennis Brookes]], [[Winston Place]] and [[Gerald Smithson]]. Batting at number three, Weekes made 35 and 25 as the match ended in a draw.<ref>''Cricinfo'', Scorecard, 1st Test: West Indies v England at Bridgetown, Jan 21-26 1948 http://content-www.cricinfo.com/westindies/engine/match/62681.html Accessed 27 April 2008</ref>
Weekes's performance in his next two Tests, in the words of ''Wisden'', "did little to indicate the remarkable feats which lay ahead"<ref name=Wisden>Belson, F. (1951) "Cricketer of the Year - 1951 Everton Weekes", ''Wisden Cricketer's Almanack''</ref> and was initially dropped from the Fourth and final Test of the series against England before an injury to [[George Headley]] allowed Weekes to return to the side.<ref>Sandiford (1995) p. 13.</ref> After being dropped on 0, Weekes scored 141, his maiden Test century<ref name=Whirlwind>Sandiford, K. (2004) "Everton Weekes - West Indies' Whirlwind", ''The Journal of the Cricket Society'', vol. 21 no. 4 Spring 2004</ref> and was subsequently chosen for the West Indies tour of [[Indian national cricket team|India]], [[Pakistani national cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[Sri Lankan national cricket team|Ceylon]].
===West Indies in India, Pakistan and Ceylon 1948/49===
In his next Test, the First against India, at [[Delhi]], in November 1948 (the first by West Indies in India),<ref name=Whirlwind/> Weekes scored 128, followed by 194 in the Second Test in [[Bombay]] and 162 and 101 in the Third Test in [[Calcutta]]. Weekes then made 90 in the Fourth Test in [[Madras]], being controversially run out<ref name=Whirlwind/> and 56 and 48 in the Fifth Test at Bombay. Weekes's five Test centuries in consecutive innings, passing the record previously held by [[Jack Fingleton]] and [[Alan Melville]]<ref>''The Adelaide Advertiser'', "Young West Indian's Test Record" 4 January 1949, p. 10.</ref> and seven Test half centuries in consecutive innings are both Test records.<ref name=Whirlwind/>
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]].<ref>[http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BATTING/FASTEST_CAREER_TEST_RUNS/TEST_FASTEST_TO_1000_RUNS.html Cricinfo: Fastest To 1000 Runs]</ref>
As a result of his series, Weekes was named one of the 1949 ''Indian Cricket'' "Cricketers of the Year".<ref>''Cricket Archive'', "Indian Cricketer Cricketers of the Year", http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/Overall/Indian_Cricket_Cricketers_of_the_Year.html Accessed 27 April 2008.</ref>
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.<ref>Sandiford (1995) p. 16.</ref>
===West Indies in England 1950===
Weekes continued his excellent form in England, 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).<ref>Sandiford (1995) p. 17.</ref>
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. Additonally, his 304* against [[University of Cambridge]] remains the only triple century by a West Indian on tour in England.<ref>Sandiford (1995) p. 17.</ref>
In recognition of his performance, Weekes was named a 1951 [[Wisden Cricketer of the Year]].<ref name=Wisden/>
===West Indies in Australia and New Zealand 1951/52===
Weekes was troubled by a thigh injury throughout the tour and was not at his best.<ref>Sandiford (1995) p. 21.</ref> 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. Reviewing the series, the ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' claimed that the Australian tactics to contain Weekes may have been just within the laws of cricket but infringed on the spirit of the game.<ref>Goodman, T. "Lindwall's bowling to Weekes was overdone", ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 30 January 1952.</ref> Leading cricket commentator [[Alan McGilvray]] later wrote "I remain convinced to this day the bumpers hurled at Weekes had a definite influence on charging up West Indian competitiveness in future series."<ref>McGilvray, A. (1989) ''Alan McGilvray's Backpage of Cricket'', Lester Townsend Publishing, Paddington.</ref>
During the series in New Zealand, Weekes kept wicket in the absence of the injured [[Simpson Guillen]] and effected the only stumping of his first class career in a match against [[Wellington Firebirds|Wellington]].<ref>Sandiford (1995) p. 23.</ref>
===Australia in the West Indies 1954/55===
Weekes took his sole Test wicket in this series. 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]].<ref>''Cricket Archive'', Scorecard, West Indies v Australia in 1954/55, Sabina Park, Kingston http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/21/21455.html Accessed 28 April 2008</ref>
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.<ref>Beckles p. 78.</ref>
Other notable achievements include three centuries in consecutive innings against [[New Zealand]] in 1956, and a partnership of 338 with Worrell against England in 1954, still a West Indian record for the third wicket. Weekes was the first black captain of Barbados.<ref>Sandiford (1998) p. 22.</ref>
===West Indies in England 1957===
Weekes was affected by [[Sinusitis|sinusitus]] throughout the tour, requiring five operations,<ref>Sandiford (1995) p. 8.</ref> and broke a finger in late June.<ref>Sandiford (1995) p. 29.</ref>
Reporting on the final day of the 1957 [[Lords Cricket Ground|Lords]] 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."<ref name=Times1957/>
[[Denis Compton]] said of Weekes following this innings; "In every respect, it was the innings of a genius."<ref name=Armstrong/>
During the tour Weekes became only the fourth West Indian to pass 10,000 first-class runs.<ref>Sandiford (1995) p. 30</ref>
During the tour, Weekes was the first West Indian to pass 3,000 Test runs, in 31 Test matches, and the first to score 4,000 Test runs, 42 Tests.
==Lancashire League==
In 1949 Weekes accepted an offer of £500 to play as the professional for [[Bacup Cricket Club|Bacup]] in the [[Lancashire League (cricket)|Lancashire League]].<ref>Kay, J. (1969) "An Invitation from the Forgotten Leagues", ''The International Cavaliers Cricket Book'', Purnell, London</ref> When he first arrived in Bacup, Weekes was greatly affected by the cold and took to wearing an army great coat everywhere, to the extent it became part of his League image.<ref>Edmundson p. 69.</ref> His homesickness for Barbados was tempered by his landlady's potato pies and the presence of Worrell and Walcott, who were playing for League clubs [[Radcliffe Cricket Club|Radcliffe]] and [[Enfield Cricket Club|Enfield]] respectively. The three Ws would regularly meet at Weekes's house midweek for an evening of piano playing and jazz singing.<ref>Edmundson p. 71.</ref>
In all, Weekes played seven seasons in the Lancashire League between 1949 and 1958, passing 1000 runs in each.<ref>''Lancashire League'' http://lancashireleague.com/Records/LL1000RUNS.html 1,000 runs in a Lancashire League season Accessed 26 April 2008</ref> 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]].<ref>Edmundson p. 125.</ref> Weekes scored a total of 9,069 runs for Bacup at 91.61, with 25 centuries, including 195* against [[Enfield Cricket Club|Enfield]], a score that remains a League record<ref>Edmundson p.69.</ref>, as does his 1954 batting average of 158.25.<ref>Edmundson p. 71.</ref> Weekes also had success with the ball, taking at least fifty wickets in all but one season at Bacup, including 80 wickets in 1956.<ref>Edmundson p. 69.</ref>
Weekes's performances were a significant contribution to League crowds, with over 325,000 spectators attending Lancashire League matches in 1949, a record as yet unsurpassed.<ref>Edmundson p. 69</ref> He also played up for the crowds; batting in a match against [[Rawtenstall Cricket Club]], Weekes waited until a ball had passed him before taking his left hand off his bat and hitting the ball around his back through square leg for four.<ref>Edmundson p. 69.</ref>
==Style==
Weekes had a classic batting style and possessed a variety of shots on both sides of the wicket.<ref>Walcott p. 20.</ref>. Described by ''[[The Times]]'' as lightly bow-legged, with a wonderful eye, wrists the envy of any batsman, and feet always the right place to play a shot<ref name=Times1957>Our Cricket Correspondent, "Weekes and West Indies earn Honour in Defeat", ''The Times'', 24 June 1957.</ref>, [[Richie Benaud]] stated that many Australians who saw Weekes in action said he was the closest batsman in style to the pre-World War II [[Donald Bradman]].<ref name=Armstrong>Armstrong, G. (2006) ''The Greatest 100 Cricketers'', New Holland: Sydney. ISBN 1741104394</ref> He was also compared to Bradman in his ability to keep the scoreboard moving and at using his feet to come down the pitch to slower bowlers.<ref>Walcott p. 21.</ref>
Additionally, Weekes was an excellent fielder, initially in the covers before moving into the slips.<ref>Walcott p. 21.</ref>
==Retirement and post-cricketing career==
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.<ref>''Cricket Archive'', "Scorecard, Trinidad and Tobago v Barbados in 1963/64", http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/26/26610.html Accessed 8 May 2008</ref> 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.<ref>Sandiford (1995) p. 38.</ref>
While Weekes was never coached as a young player, he was appointed a Barbados Government Sports Officer in 1958<ref>Sandiford (1995) p. 9.</ref> and found great success as a coach, encouraging young players to obey their instincts and develop their own style.<ref>Sandiford (1998) p. 63.</ref> Such was his success, Weekes was appointed coach of the [[Canadian national cricket team|Canadian side]] at the [[1979 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>Sandiford (1998) p. 150.</ref>
Additionally, Weekes served on the executive of the [[Barbados Cricket Association]] for many years<ref>Sandiford (1998) p. 23.</ref> and helped develop many leading Barbadian players, including [[Conrad Hunte]] and [[Seymour Nurse]], both deeply influenced by Weekes.<ref>Sandiford (1998) p. 26.</ref>
Weekes also found time to work as a television and radio cricket commentator, known for his acerbic wit and deep knowledge of the game<ref>Sandiford (1995) p. 10.</ref> and began to play [[Contract Bridge|Bridge]] competitively, representing Barbados in regional Bridge championships. The ''[[New York Times]]'' referred to his style as "aggressive".<ref>Truscott, A. "Bridge; Can't Be Beat?", ''The New York Times'', 3 July 1988.</ref>
In 1994 Weekes was appointed as an [[International Cricket Council]] match referee, refereeing in four Tests and three [[One Day International]]s.<ref>''Cricinfo'', "Everton Weekes Profile", http://content-www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/53241.html Accessed 24 April 2008.</ref>
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.<ref>Indo-Asian News Service "Sir Everton pens a book" 4 December 2007</ref>
Weekes' cousin [[Kenneth Weekes]] and son [[David Murray (cricketer)|David Murray]] also played Test cricket for the West Indies, while his grandson [[Ricky Hoyte]] played first-class cricket for Barbados<ref>''Cricket Archive'', "Everton Weekes" http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/0/812/812.html Accessed 24 April 2008.</ref> and his nephew Donald Weekes played one first-class match for [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]].<ref>''Cricinfo'', "Donald Weekes", http://content-www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/22829.html Accessed 24 April 2008.</ref>
==Honours and Legacy==
[[Image:Everton Weekes Graph.png|thumb|350px|An innings-by-innings breakdown of Weekes's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last 10 innings (blue line). The blue dots indicate an innings where he was not dismissed.]]
Following the end of his cricketing career, Weekes received a range of distinctions, including an appointment as an [[Officer of the British Empire]] (OBE), the Barbados [[Gold Crown of Merit]] and in 1995 Weekes received a [[Knight|Knighthood]] for his services to cricket.<ref>''Reuters'', "Everton Weekes and Peter Blake Knighted" 16 June 1995.</ref>
For the 2000 edition of ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', Weekes was asked to be a member of the 100 strong electorate to select the Five Cricketers of the 20th Century. All voters were allowed to nominate five players and while there was no disclosure of which five each voter chose, ''Wisden'' editor [[Matthew Engel]] revealed that Weekes voted for [[Dennis Lillee]] and, as Sir [[Donald Bradman]] received 100 votes, it is obvious Weekes voted for Bradman as well.<ref>Engel, M. "How they were chosen", ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' 2000, John Wisden & Co. Ltd, Guildford, Surrey.</ref>
The former [[Prime Minister of Barbados]] [[Owen Arthur]] paid tribute to Weekes for his role in bringing social change to Barbados and the Caribbean, stating "Through his excellence on the cricket field, Sir Everton helped in a fundamental way to change Barbados for the better, forever, by proving that true excellence cannot be constrained by social barriers."<ref>Weekes p. iv.</ref>
As of July 2008, Weekes' career Test batting average of 58.61 is the eighth highest of all players with 30 or more innings.<ref>''Cricket Archive'', "Highest Batting Averages in Test Cricket" http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Tests/Overall/Highest_Batting_Average.html Accessed 7 July 2008</ref> An oddity of his career was the first innings bias averaging 71.44 compared with 36.64 in the second, and only one of his fifteen tons came in the second innings.
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==References==
* Armstrong, G. (2006) ''The Greatest 100 Cricketers'', New Holland: Sydney. ISBN 1741104394.
* Beckles, H. (1998) ''The Development of West Indian Cricket'', Pluto Press ISBN 0745314627.
* Belson, F. (1951) "Cricketer of the Year - 1951 Everton Weekes", ''Wisden Cricketer's Almanack''.
* Dyde, B. (1992) ''Caribbean Companion: The A-Z Reference'', MacMillan Press, ISBN 0333545591.
* Edmundson, D. (1992) ''See the Conquering Hero: The Story of the Lancashire League 1892-1992'', Mike McLeod Litho Limited, Accrington. ISBN 095194990X.
* McGilvray, A. (1989) ''Alan McGilvray's Backpage of Cricket'', Lester Townsend Publishing, Paddington.
* Sandiford, K. (1995) ''Everton DeCourcey Weekes'', Famous Cricketers Series: No 29, Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians, Nottingham. ISBN 0947774556.
* Sandiford, K. (1998) ''Cricket Nurseries of Colonial Barbados: The Elite Schools, 1865-1966'', Press University of the West Indies, ISBN 9766400466.
* Walcott, C. (1999) ''Sixty Years on the Back Foot'', Orion, London. ISBN 0752834088.
* Weekes, E. (2007) ''Mastering the Craft: Ten Years of Weekes 1948 to 1958'', Ian Randle Publishers.
==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://content.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/53241.html Cricinfo page on Sir Everton Weekes]
*[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/0/812/812.html CricketArchive page on Sir Everton Weekes]
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