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Sir '''Everton DeCourcy Weekes''', [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]], [[Gold Crown of Merit|GCM]], [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (26 February 1925 &ndash; 1 July 2020) was a [[cricket]] player for the [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]]. Along with [[Frank Worrell]] and [[Clyde Walcott]], he formed what was known as "The Three Ws" of West Indian cricket. He was born in [[Saint Michael, Barbados]].<br />
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Weekes began his career in 1948. He scored 88 and 117 runs (retired) and was selected for the tour. He played his first match for Barbados on 24 February 1945. He was aged 19 years; it was one day before his 20th birthday. The match was against [[Trinidad and Tobago cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]] at [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]]. Batting at number six, he scored 0 and eight runs. Barbados lost by ten wickets.<ref>''Cricket Archive'', Trinidad v Barbados scorecard http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/17/17467.html Accessed 24 April 2008.</ref> He retired in 1958.<br />
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Weekes died on 1 July 2020 in [[Christ Church, Barbados]] at the age of 95.<ref>[https://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/246443/cricket-legend-sir-everton-passes Cricket legend Sir Everton passes]</ref><br />
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