Paul Weekes
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Paul Nicholas Weekes is an English
cricket
er. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offspin bowler.
Born in Hackney
, Weekes made his first-class debut for Middlesex in 1990. He is the only English cricketer to have scored more than 150 runs in both innings of a first class game. He has twice made over 1,000 runs in 1996 and 2004. He helped Middlesex
finish the 2005 National League as runners-up to Essex
.
He retired from first class cricket following Middlesex's relegation at the end of the 2006 county season, having stated his desire to play regular first team cricket earlier in the season. He finished his career with a first class batting average of 34.88 and a first class bowling average of 41.97, with 304 wickets to his name.
He plays club cricket for Hornsey Cricket Club and has been a key part of the Hackney Community College Cricket Academy coaching team since 2002. Paul also coaches twice a week at Westminster School.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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...
er. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offspin bowler.
Born in Hackney
London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....
, Weekes made his first-class debut for Middlesex in 1990. He is the only English cricketer to have scored more than 150 runs in both innings of a first class game. He has twice made over 1,000 runs in 1996 and 2004. He helped Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
finish the 2005 National League as runners-up to Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
.
He retired from first class cricket following Middlesex's relegation at the end of the 2006 county season, having stated his desire to play regular first team cricket earlier in the season. He finished his career with a first class batting average of 34.88 and a first class bowling average of 41.97, with 304 wickets to his name.
He plays club cricket for Hornsey Cricket Club and has been a key part of the Hackney Community College Cricket Academy coaching team since 2002. Paul also coaches twice a week at Westminster School.
External links
- Paul Weekes at ECB
- Paul Weekes at Cricinfo
- Paul Weekes at Cricket Archive