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Full name | Kenneth Hunnell Weekes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
24 January 1912|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 February 1998 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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Batting style | Left-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Left-arm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 48) | 24–27 June 1939 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 19–22 August 1939 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 April 2017
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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.