Ken Weekes
Jamaican cricketer (1912-1998)
Kenneth Hunnel Weekes (24 January 1912 – 9 February 1998), better known as Bam Bam Weekes, 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.
He was the cousin of renowned batsman Everton Weekes and was the first Test cricketer to be born in the United States. As of 2024, the only other US-born cricketer to have played at that level is the Sri Lankan Jehan Mubarak.
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