Mark Weedon (cricketer)

Mark Weedon
Personal information
Full name
Mark John Hayley Weedon
Born (1940-10-28) 28 October 1940 (age 84)
Singapore
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
RelationsMary Hayley Bell (aunt)
Hayley Mills (cousin)
Juliet Mills (cousin)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1961–1962Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 17
Runs scored 164
Batting average 12.61
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 35
Balls bowled 3221
Wickets 45
Bowling average 35.64
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/67
Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 May 2019

Mark John Hayley Weedon (born 28 October 1940) is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1961 and 1962.

Weedon was born in Singapore after his mother had been evacuated from Hong Kong, where his father, Martin Pryce Weedon, was a captain in the Middlesex Regiment.[1][2] His parents were separated and estranged during the Second World War, and later made new marriages.[3]

He attended Harrow School before going up to Magdalene College, Cambridge.[4] He played one full season for Cambridge in 1962, when he took 36 wickets with his medium-pace bowling and was noted for his perseverance.[5] His best bowling figures came in the opening match of the 1962 season when he took 5 for 67 against Surrey.[6]

After receiving an MA from Cambridge, Weedon earned an MBA from Harvard and began a career in business as a consultant and executive.[citation needed]

Weedon married Julie McLeod in May 1971.[7] He is a cousin of the actresses Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills. Their mothers were sisters.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Tony Banham, "The Evacuation of British Women and Children from Hong Kong to Australia in 1940", PhD thesis, University of New South Wales, 2014, p. 84.
  2. ^ "Births". The Straits Times: 2. 28 October 1940.
  3. ^ Banham, pp. 259–60.
  4. ^ Wisden 1963, p. 355.
  5. ^ Wisden 1963, pp. 717–18.
  6. ^ "Cambridge University v Surrey 1962". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Marriages". The Times. No. 58182. 26 May 1971. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  8. ^ Johnson, Hans. "Was Winston Churchill to Blame for the Fall of Singapore?". Armchair General. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  9. ^ Hewitt, Anthony (1995). Children of the Empire. Kenthurst NSW: Kangaroo Press. p. 172. ISBN 0-86417-723-2.