Ken Weekes

Kenneth Weekes
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Hunnell Weekes
Born (1912-01-24)24 January 1912
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died 9 February 1998(1998-02-09) (aged 86)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Left-arm
Role Wicket keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 48) 24–27 June 1939 v England
Last Test 19–22 August 1939 v England
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 2 30
Runs scored 173 1,731
Batting average 57.66 40.25
100s/50s 1/0 4/12
Top score 137 146
Balls bowled 0 1,140
Wickets 0 12
Bowling average – 38.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling -/- 3/84
Catches/stumpings 0/0 21/1
Source: Cricinfo, 26 April 2017

Kenneth Hunnel (Bam Bam) Weekes (January 24, 1912, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. – February 9, 1998, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) was a West Indian cricketer who represented Jamaica (1938-1947/48) and played two Tests matches on the West Indies tour of England in 1939.

Cousin of the renowned batsman Everton, he was the first Test cricketer to be born in the United States; as of 2007, the only other US-born cricketer to have played at that level is the Sri Lankan Jehan Mubarak.

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