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Everton Weekes : R.I.P. - ketchim - 07-04-2020
Everton Weekes (middle) with team-mate Roy Gilchrist (left) and Jim Laker
at Lord's in 1957
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29396985/grin-drink-joke-all-runs
Everton Weekes : R.I.P. - ketchim - 07-04-2020
What a series that must have been in 1955.
Australia had a magnificent four-pronged pace attack with Miller, Ray Lindwall, Bill Johnston and Ron Archer.
West Indies countered with four champion batsmen in Weekes, Worrell, Walcott and a young Garry Sobers.
All four batsmen went on to be knighted.
In that five-Test series they amassed 1733 runs between them, including six centuries.
Everton Weekes : R.I.P. - ketchim - 07-04-2020
"In the morning, Ian, I swim with Wes [Hall]," replied Everton with his trademark grin and a drink in hand.
"In the morning the fluid is on the outside, in the evening it's on the inside."
his typified Weekes - a grin, a drink and a joke and he was in his element.
It was sad to hear of Everton's passing at age 95, but he wouldn't abide any long faces.
Everton Weekes was a great Barbados champion who epitomised living life to the full.
Everton Weekes : R.I.P. - bobby - 07-05-2020
a great batsman