Paul Nicholas Weekes (born 8 July 1969)[1] is an English former cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offspin bowler.

Paul Weekes
Personal information
Full name
Paul Nicholas Weekes
Born (1969-07-08) 8 July 1969 (age 55)
Hackney, London, England
NicknameWeekesy, Twidds
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990–2006Middlesex (squad no. 9)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 236 323 23
Runs scored 11,060 7,632 516
Batting average 34.88 30.77 30.35
100s/50s 20/55 9/46 –/2
Top score 171* 143* 56
Balls bowled 25,909 11,968 390
Wickets 304 329 10
Bowling average 41.97 29.23 52.70
5 wickets in innings 5
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 8/39 4/17 3/29
Catches/stumpings 210/– 138/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 September 2012

Born in Hackney,[2] Weekes made his first-class debut for Middlesex in 1990. He is the only English cricketer to have scored more than 150 runs in both innings of a first-class game. He has twice made over 1,000 runs in 1996 and 2004. He helped Middlesex finish the 2005 National League as runners-up to Essex.

He retired from first-class cricket following Middlesex's relegation at the end of the 2006 county season, having stated his desire to play regular first team cricket earlier in the season. He finished his career with a first-class batting average of 34.88 and a first-class bowling average of 41.97, with 304 wickets to his name.

He plays club cricket for Hornsey Cricket Club and has been a key part of the Hackney Community College Cricket Academy coaching team since 2002. Weekes also coaches twice a week at Westminster School[3] and at Belmont Mill Hill Preparatory School[4] in the summer term. He also coaches the women's teams at Hampstead Cricket Club.

References

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  1. ^ "Paul Weekes". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. ^ "FreeBMD - Search". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. ^ admin (4 May 2016). "Where are they now? Middlesex - 2002 County Championship Division Two runners up". The Cricket Paper. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Cricket (Boys)". Mill Hill Schools. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
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