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Kenneth Weekes
Personal information
Full name
Kenneth Hunnell Weekes
Born(1912-01-24)24 January 1912
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died9 February 1998(1998-02-09) (aged 86)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm
RoleWicket keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 48)24 June 1939 v England
Last Test19 August 1939 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 30
Runs scored 173 1,731
Batting average 57.66 40.25
100s/50s 1/0 4/12
Top score 137 146
Balls bowled 1,140
Wickets 12
Bowling average 38.66
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/84
Catches/stumpings 0/0 21/1
Source: Cricinfo, 26 April 2017

Kenneth Hunnel Weekes (24 January 1912 – 9 February 1998) was a West Indian international cricketer who represented Jamaica (1938–1947/48) and played two Test 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.

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