Colin Wesley
Colin "Tich" Wesley (born 5 September 1937 in Durban, Natal) is a former South African cricketer who played in three Tests in 1960.
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| Full name | Colin Wesley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 September 1937 Durban, Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4.5[1] in (1.64 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1956-57 to 1957-58 | South African Universities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957-58 to 1965-66 | Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played first-class cricket for Natal from 1957 to 1966 as a middle-order batsman and left-arm spin bowler. He toured England with the South African team in 1960. His highest first-class score was 131, made after Natal followed on against the New Zealanders in 1961-62.[2] His only century in the Currie Cup came in his last first-class season, when he captained Natal B against North Eastern Transvaal and made 120 in the first innings, the only century in the match.[3]
He briefly returned to provincial cricket to captain the Natal team, which played under the name "C. Wesley's XI", in the first season of South Africa's domestic List A competition in 1969-70; they lost the final by two runs.[4]
He owns Wesley's, a chain of tobacco stores in South Africa.[5]
References
- Louis Duffus, "The South African Cricket Team", The Cricketer, Spring Annual, 1960, p. 5.
- "Natal v New Zealanders 1961-62". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- "Natal B v North Eastern Transvaal 1965-66". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- "C Wesley's XI v EJ Barlow's XI 1969-70". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- "History of Wesley's". Wesley's. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
External links
- Colin Wesley at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Colin Wesley at ESPNcricinfo