Cricketer. Best remembered as one of 'The Three W's' of West Indies cricket alongside Sir Clyde Walcott & Sir Frank Worrell and for his right-handed, hard-hitting cricket batting ability. Born Everton DeCourcy Weekes in Saint Michael, Barbados, he was named after the Everton Football Club and had a childhood marked by hard times. Growing up in poverty, he and his sister were raised by his mother and his aunt. He began playing cricket at age 12 and built up his skills of the sport. Weekes left St. Leonard's School and enlisted in the Army. After playing for the Garrison army cricket club, he was drafted onto the Barbados national cricket team in 1945 and made his Test cricket debut in 1948. That same year, he became the sole player to achieve 100 runs or more in five consecutive cricket innings, the first to do so in the long history of test cricket. He, Walcott & Worrell broke the cricket color barrier and were dubbed "The Three W's". By the 1950s, The Three W's were regarded as one of the most intimidating, accomplished and effective trios in cricket during their time on the West Indies team. A thigh injury made Weekes retire from test cricket in 1958. In 1960, he was named Captain of the West Indies club, becoming the first black captain of the team. In regards to statistics, Weekes' batting average was: 58.61 runs per inning. Upon his retirement from cricket, he served as a cricket coach, the coach for the Canadian cricket team in the 1979 Cricket World Cup, an international referee-sports commentator while also having administrative roles in some cricket organizations. Beyond cricket, he channeled his energy into the game of bridge, winning three championships. Weekes was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1995. Other honors he received include: a cricket ground named after him, a statue, postage stamps and a Kensington Oval grandstand. He died at his home in Christ Church, Barbados. He was 95.