Legendary West Indies batsman Sir Everton Weekes has died at the age of 95.
Weekes, who scored 4,455 runs at an average of 58.61 in 48 Tests, is the only man to make centuries in five consecutive Test innings.
He was known as one of the ‘Three Ws’ alongside fellow West Indies greats Sir Clyde Walcott and Sir Frank Worrell.
“Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of an icon. A legend, our hero,” said Cricket West Indies (CWI).
“Our condolences go out to his family, friends and many fans around the world.”
… We must all go… But it’s still sad.
He and others of his era, played with a passion, a profound consciousness that to be beaten was the equivalence of betrayal to the cause of their people; to have let them down, which could not happen, was not supposed to happen, not to be entertained, for it was like dying.
Now death, that which he was dedicated to fighting, through his years of defiance, through batting, has won a pyrrhic victory.
A monumental cricketing library has, sadly, just gone up in the smokes of an equally monumental fire!!
Condolences to his family, friends and lovers of good cricket.
HOTEP!
LEGEND, is the word for our Cricketing SAGE. Mr Weeks told us that, to prevent hitting the ball through his parents and neighbors’ doors and windows, he learnt to play most of his cricket making strokes on the ground. from the clips some of us have had the privilege to gaze on, this Great Caribbean Man, was a MONSTER Cricketer. As a member of that renown Colonial LIBERATING team, and one of the three WWW, they gave our parents SPIRITUAL Hope in the mid-1940′-50′. Mr Weeke’s played in a time when the White Cricketing Dominiating World, couldn’t believe their eyes watching the West Indian stroke makers. Unlike todays group of current day Cricketers, Mr Weekes and his Comrades had a CHIP on their shoulders, they had to show that they belong in a time of True Segregation. Cricket played in the present , is based on the West Indian style of play, and Mr Weekes played a tremendous INNINGS. Dominica’ own Irvin Shilingford had glimpses of of Mr Weekes, if u know what i mean.