Christopher Wight is a former cricketer

Cricketer

A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....

 from the Cayman Islands. A wicket-keeper

Wicket-keeper

The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...

, he played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team from 2000 to 2004.

Career

Wight made his debut for the Cayman Islands in August 2000 when he played against the USA and Bermuda in the Americas Championship

ICC Americas Championship

The ICC Americas Championship is a one-day cricket tournament organised by the Americas Cricket Association for non-Test national cricket teams in the Americas...

 at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club

Maple Leaf Cricket Club

The Maple Leaf Cricket Club is a cricket ground in King City, Ontario, Canada, about 30 kilometres north of Toronto. It was established in 1954 and operates a turf wicket facilitys. In 2006, it became the second ground in Canada to be approved to host One Day Internationals by the...

 in King City, Ontario

King City, Ontario

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. Later in the year, he played in four List A matches as part of the Red Stripe Bowl

KFC Cup

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 in Antigua

Antigua

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. His other two international tournaments were the 2002 Americas Championship in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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 and the 2004 Americas Championship in Bermuda

Bermuda

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.

Family

Christopher's parents are Derek and Marguerite Wight. He has four brothers (Brian, his twin David

David Wight

David Wight is a former cricketer who played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team from 2000 to 2004.-Career:...

, Michael

Michael Wight

Michael Wight is a Cayman Islands cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since the year 2000.-Career:...

 and Philip

Philip Wight

Philip Wight is a cricketer. The great-nephew of West Indian Test cricketer Vibart Wight, he has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since 2000.-Career:...

) and five sisters (Sandra, Deborah, Ann- Marie, Wendy and Jennifer). Wight came from a cricketing family. His twin

Twin

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 brother David

David Wight

David Wight is a former cricketer who played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team from 2000 to 2004.-Career:...

 also played cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

 for the Cayman Islands, as did two other brothers; Michael

Michael Wight

Michael Wight is a Cayman Islands cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since the year 2000.-Career:...

 and Philip

Philip Wight

Philip Wight is a cricketer. The great-nephew of West Indian Test cricketer Vibart Wight, he has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since 2000.-Career:...

. His grandfather Oscar played for British Guiana

Guyana national cricket team

The Guyana cricket team is the representative first class cricket team of Guyana.It does not take part in any international competitions, but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Carib Beer Cup and the KFC Cup, and the best players may be selected for the West Indies...

, and his great-uncle Vibart played Test cricket

Test cricket

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 for the West Indies.