Walcott was a member of the " three W's ", the other two being Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell: all were very successful batsmen from Barbados, born within a short distance of each other in Bridgetown, Barbados in a period of 18 months from August 1924 to January 1926 ; all made their Test cricket debut against England in 1948.

A bust at the Asiatic Society was to be made by Francis Chantrey but was finished by Henry Weekes.

Weekes was one of the " Three Ws ", along with Clyde Walcott and Frank Worrell, noted as outstanding batsmen from Barbados who all made their Test debut in 1948 against England.

Batting at number three, Weekes made 35 and 25 as the match ended in a draw.

Weekes then made 90 in the Fourth Test in Madras, being controversially run out and 56 and 48 in the Fifth Test at Bombay.

Reporting on the final day of the 1957 Lords Test where Weekes had made a rearguard 90 as the West Indies slumped to an innings defeat, The Timess cricket correspondent wrote " It had been a day to quicken one's feeling for cricket, glowing with freshness and impulse and friendliness, and it had belong to Weekes.

Following the end of his cricketing career, Weekes received a range of distinctions, including being made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ), the Barbados Gold Crown of Merit ( GCM ) and in 1995 Weekes was made a Knight of the Order of St Michael and St George ( KCMG ) for his services to cricket.

He was omitted from team for both the Second and Third Test but then recalled for the Fourth Test at Queen's Park Oval which was drawn ; Trueman again struggled and had a return of 1 – 131 in the first innings as West Indies amassed 681 – 8 declared, all of the famous " Three Ws " scoring centuries: Everton Weekes 206, Frank Worrell 167 and Clyde Walcott 124.

Johnston started the series steadily with match figures of 3 / 90 in the First Test, removing vice-captain Jeff Stollmeyer and leading batsmen Frank Worrell and Everton Weekes as Australia scraped home by three wickets.

In the Fourth Test in Melbourne, Johnston took match figures of 5 / 110, removing Weekes in both innings, before coming to the crease in the second innings to partner Doug Ring.

Swanton believed that Constantine was the first West Indian cricketer to make an impression on the British public: " he ... personified West Indian cricket from the first faltering entry in the Test arena in 1928 until the post-war emergence of the trinity of Worrell, Weekes and Walcott.

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The series ended with a controversial battle between Lindwall and Weekes on the final day of the Fifth Test in Sydney.

The 1947 / 48 season included a tour by MCC and Weekes impressed West Indian selectors with an unbeaten 118 against the tourists prior to the first Test in Bridgetown.

Weekes's performance in his next two Tests, in the words of Wisden, " did little to indicate the remarkable feats which lay ahead " and was initially dropped from the Fourth and final Test of the series against England before an injury to George Headley allowed Weekes to return to the side.

After being dropped on 0, Weekes scored 141, his maiden Test century and was subsequently chosen for the West Indies tour of India, Pakistan and Ceylon.

In his next Test, the First against India, at Delhi, in November 1948 ( the first by West Indies in India ), Weekes scored 128, followed by 194 in the Second Test in Bombay and 162 and 101 in the Third Test in Calcutta.

By the end of the series, which also included a century against Ceylon, at that time a non-Test cricketing nation, and a half century against Pakistan in a match not classed as a Test match, Weekes had a Test batting average of 82. 46 and had passed 1, 000 Test runs in his twelfth innings, one fewer than Donald Bradman.

The next season saw no Test cricket played by West Indies but Weekes scored 236 * against British Guiana at Bridgetown, averaged 219. 50 for the season and raised his career first-class average to 72. 64.

In 1950 West Indies toured England and Weekes continued his excellent form, scoring 338 runs at 56. 33 and playing a significant part in the West Indies 3-1 victory in the Test series, as well as 2310 first-class runs at 79. 65 ( including five double centuries, a record for a West Indian tour of England ).

By the end of the series, Weekes had scored 1, 410 Test runs at 74. 21 and had enhanced his reputation as one of the finest slip fielders in world cricket, taking 11 catches in the series.

During the Port of Spain Test against India in February 1953, Weekes surpassed George Headley's record of 2190 as West Indies highest Test run scorer.

Frank Worrell scored a double century, and Everton Weekes a century, in his debut match.

Weekes scored 88 and 117 retired and was selected for the tour, making his first-class debut on 24 February 1945, aged 19 years, 364 days, for Barbados against Trinidad and Tobago at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain.

Weekes remained tough, but the offense was suspect ; center Josef Vasicek led the team with a mere 19 goals and 26 assists for 45 points.

Wes Hall and Frank Mason were competing for a single place in the touring party, and Sobers and Everton Weekes decided they " would take on Mason and knock him out of the firing line to try and get our fellow Bajan ( countryman ) Wes in the team.

Dallon Weekes, bassist / keys for multi-platinum rock band Panic!

He was sent with Dave Gagner, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes and a first-round selection in the 2000 draft ( Nathan Smith ) in exchange for Pavel Bure, Bret Hedican, Brad Ference and a third-round selection in the 2000 draft ( Robert Fried ).

Bure held out well into the 1998 – 99 season until he was traded on January 17, 1999, to the Florida Panthers, with Bret Hedican, Brad Ference, and Vancouver's third-round choice in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft ( Robert Fried ) for Ed Jovanovski, Dave Gagner, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes, and Florida's first-round choice in the 2000 draft ( Nathan Smith ).

Byers Hall, designed by Hiss and Weekes and built in 1903, served as a center for social and religious life.

* Chamber music: Quintet for clarinet and strings ; Suites, studies and pieces for violin and piano ( Augener, Weekes, Williams and Ashdown ); Variations for 2 pianos ( Augener ); pianoforte pieces ( Augener ; Williams ; Leonard ; Lucas ; Hatzfield ; Ashdown ; Boosey ; Bosworth ; Weekes ).

Claire Weekes described her own battle with nervous illness in her final book where she explained how she began suffering when she was 26 years old as she was misdiagnosed with TB for which she became introverted and worried.

" He described Claire Weekes as looking at him in shock, for which she responded " Save your sympathy for someone else.

Weekes ' work provided the basis an understanding of reptile placentation that lasted for nearly 50 years.

Gagner, along with Ed Jovanovski, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes and Florida's 1st round choice ( Nathan Smith ) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft were dealt to Vancouver in exchange for superstar Pavel Bure, Bret Hedican, Brad Ference and Vancouver's 3rd round choice ( Robert Fried ) 2000 NHL Entry Draft.

Hedican established himself in the Canucks blueline and after five seasons was later traded to the Florida Panthers by Vancouver with Pavel Bure, Brad Ference and Vancouver's 3rd round choice ( Robert Fried ) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft for Ed Jovanovski, Dave Gagner, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes and Florida's first round choice ( Nathan Smith ) in the 2000 Entry Draft, on January 17, 1999.

As a boy Weekes assisted the groundsmen at Kensington Oval and often acted as a substitute fielder in exchange for free entry to the cricket, giving himself the opportunity to watch leading international cricketers at close range.

At age 13, Weekes began playing for Westshire Cricket Club in the Barbados Cricket League ( BCL ).

In 1943, Weekes enlisted in the Barbados Regiment, and served as a Lance-Corporal until his discharge in 1947 and while he never saw active service, the fact he was in the military meant he was eligible to play cricket for Garrison Sports Club in the higher standard Barbados Cricket Association in addition to Westshire in the BCL.

* February 26 – Sir Everton Weekes, West Indian cricketer

Fingleton's feats was later equalled by Alan Melville, ( whose four centuries were scored on either side of World War II ) and surpassed by the West Indian, Everton Weekes in 1948 – 49.

* Everton Weekes, a West Indian cricketer

The West Indies had a strong batting line up during his prime with Frank Worrell, Clyde Walcott and Everton Weekes dominating the middle order.

Sir Everton DeCourcy Weekes, KCMG, GCM, OBE ( born 26 February 1925 ) is a leading former West Indian cricketer.

Born in a wooden shack on Pickwick Gap in Westbury, Saint Michael, Barbados, near Kensington Oval, Weekes was named by his father after English football team Everton ( when Weekes told English cricketer Jim Laker this, Laker reportedly replied " It was a good thing your father wasn't a West Bromwich Albion fan.

Early in the tour the West Indian team's cricket kit disappeared and Weekes was surprised to see Indian fisherman wearing flannels and West Indian cricket jumpers.

Named as a member of the West Indian team to tour Australia in 1951 / 52, Weekes was troubled by a range of injuries throughout the tour, including a ongoing thigh injury and a badly bruised right thumb when a door slammed shut on it while he was helping an injured Walcott out of his room, subsequently leaving his performances below expectations.

Additionally, as the leading West Indian batsman, Weekes was targeted by the Australian fast bowlers, in particular Ray Lindwall, subjecting him to Bodyline-like tactics of sustained short pitched bowling.

Leading cricket commentator Alan McGilvray later wrote " I remain convinced to this day the bumpers hurled at Weekes had a definite influence on charging up West Indian competitiveness in future series.

The Australians were surprised at the level of racism evident throughout the West Indies at the time, and were embarrassed to find that Weekes, Worrall and Walcott had not been invited to a cocktail party at the home of a white West Indian player.