Gerry Weigall
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| Full name | Gerald John Villiers Weigall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
19 October 1870 Wimbledon, Surrey, England |
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| Died | 17 May 1944 (aged 73) Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
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| Nickname | Gerry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1917–1920 | Europeans (India) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1891–1903 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1891–1892 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 17 May 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gerald John Villiers Weigall (19 October 1870 – 17 May 1944) was an English cricketer.
Born in Wimbledon, Weigall was the son of a Victorian artist Henry Weigall (best known for his portrait of Disraeli in 1878–1879) and his wife Lady Rose Fane, daughter of John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland. A younger brother was Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Ernest George Archibald Weigall, 1st Baronet KCMG, a Conservative MP who was Governor of South Australia.
He married, in 1897, Josephine Harrison and they had issue.
Gerry Weigall was educated at Wellington College before going up to Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1889. He made his first-class debut for Kent County Cricket Club as an opening batsman against MCC in 1891; scoring a half-century in the second innings, before achieving his Cambridge blue later in the season. An all-round sportsman, he also represented Cambridge in rackets, and popularised squash — a sport he played into his seventies.
A defensive batsman with a strong cut shot, he often batted down the order after leaving Cambridge and often added useful runs, including his highest first-class score of 138 not out which helped Kent to victory over the Gentlemen of Philadelphia in 1897.
Following his playing career, Weigall became a coach, coaching young players from Kent's Tonbridge stable and the second eleven. He is credited with the discovery of Les Ames; who went on to play in 47 Test matches for England. He also coached Yorkshire's colts side for a time. As a coach, he was noted as a "stickler for orthodox batting", and would demonstrate a perfect technique with items ranging from borrowed bats to umbrellas.
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