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You’ve seen the rest, now see the BEST! ECLECTIC TRADERS PRESENTS… Sir Everton Weekes, KCMG, GCM, OBE (1925-2020) Signed Wisden Cricketer of the Year Card  Wisden Cricketer of the Year, 1951    Short, stocky but endearing, Everton Weekes, one of the ‘three Ws’, was quick-footed and possessed an admirable variety of strokes, almost all of them attacking. His debut against England in 1947-48 was unremarkable, and he was dropped to make way for George Headley, although he was restored when Headley had to drop out. The Kingston crowd wanted John Holt instead of Weekes, and he was booed throughout the England innings. He responded with 141, and on the tour of India which followed he scored 779 runs at 111.28 and set a world record of five successive hundreds, the highest being 194 at Bombay. It would have been six were it not for a controversial run-out decision at Madras. In England in 1950 his rich form continued with 2310 runs at 79.65 on the trip, including a triple hundred against Cambridge, although in the Tests he made only 338 at 56.33. His form returned from superlative to good on the tour to Australia which followed, but against India at Port-of-Spain in 1952-53 he made 207 in the first Test and another big hundred on the same ground in the third Test. He scored heavily against England in 1953-54, and in New Zealand in 1955-56 he hammered 940 runs at 104.44 in eight first-class matches. His tour of England in 1957 was blighted by poor health, and aside from a gutsy 90 on a lively Lord’s wicket, when he was struck a painful blow on the hand, he disappointed. Against Pakistan in 1957-58 he returned to form but he was increasingly troubled by a thigh injury, and after an unsuccessful operation he decided to retire even though he was still in his early 30s. Weekes also played in English League cricket, toured with various Commonwealth sides, coached in Barbados, was awarded the MBE and the CBE, and also served time as an ICC referee. In 1995 he was the last of the three Ws to be Knighted.     Courtesy of Cricinfo   UNIQUE SIGNED ITEM OF ONE OF THE GREATEST.  It doesn’t get much better (or rarer) than this! IDEAL GIFT FOR THE CRICKET FAN (or why not treat yourself?) This is a unique quality piece of cricket history, It is more suited in a cricket museum.   As always, a letter of provenance can accompany this item, upon request  Buy with confidence…See what my customers are saying about my items and service, and buy in confidence from my 100% feedback rating! Have any questions…?Please read the item description carefully, and refer to the attached photograph/s, as they form part of the item description.If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me PRIOR to purchasing. I’m happy to assist where possible. A word about my other auctions:- I specialise in sporting autographs particularly cricket and have an eclectic range of items from numerous fields, which are sure to be of interest to the ardent sporting fan.- I also specialise in signed books from a variety of genres (music, politics, film, etc.) so please take the time to view the many rare and unique items in my online eBay store ‘Eclectic Traders’, and if there’s something in particular you are after, and I don’t appear to have it listed in my store, please let me know as I may have it in my inventory.Looking to combine shipping? (for other items in my inventory)If you are looking at purchasing multiple items in the same transaction, please contact me prior to purchase so you can save on postage.Payment Payment is expected at time of purchase, but if no payment has been received within TWO (2) days of purchasing then the matter will be dealt with by eBay and a non payment strike added to the non-payer. Payment via Paypal only Mail***The ongoing global pandemic will result in some service disruptions to the postal service. For international customers, this may mean suspended services, and some potentially lengthy delays in processing your item/s. As I’m sure you can appreciate, these matters are entirely out of my control. Those located outside of Australia wishing to buy this item – or indeed any item from outside their own country – are advised to keep updated with the local postal service, as well as the Australian postal service, in order to ascertain what this may mean for you, and keep in mind that the situation is dynamic.*** Certain locations outside of Australia cannot be accessed via the postal network, but I can send via FedEx (at additional cost to the conventional postage rates) Domestic Buyers REGISTERED DELIVERY TO THOSE WITHIN AUSTRALIA. Your signed item will be sent via REGISTERED post within Australia, with tracking number to be sent to the lucky winner to ensure its safe passage. The item can then be tracked by both buyer and seller throughout the delivery stage. International Buyers REGISTERED INTERNATIONAL POST delivery to locations serviced by AusPost. Prospective international buyers are advised to message me prior to purchasing in order to gain a more accurate postage cost based on your country or region. Please be mindful of the ongoing global pandemic (as stated above), which will result in service disruptions. Whilst I have indicated that I do not post to certain international locations through conventional mail, I may be able to send via trusted couriers to these excluded locations (at your additional expense). The global pandemic has also resulted in suspended services to certain locations, Mexico being one such location; but some couriers may still deliver to these locations, so please contact me prior to your purchase if you reside in one of these restricted locations, thank you. As with all of my items sent abroad, any fees, duties, and/or taxes payable at the border (if at all applicable) are the sole responsibility of the buyer to settle. 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