Michael Wight

Michael Wight (born 21 November 1964, in the Cayman Islands) is a Cayman Islands cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler,[2] he has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since the year 2000.[3]

Michael Wight
Personal information
Full nameMichael Wight
Born (1964-11-21) 21 November 1964
Cayman Islands
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg spin
RoleBowler
Career statistics
Competition List A Twenty20
Matches 4 2
Runs scored 13 12
Batting average 4.33 12.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 10 12
Balls bowled 156 22
Wickets 2 1
Bowling average 89.00 22.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/25 1/13
Catches/stumpings 2/0 0/0
Source: , 23 September 2007

Career

Wight made his debut for the Cayman Islands in August 2000, playing against the USA in the Americas Championship at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario.[4] Later in the year, he made his List A debut, playing for the Caymans in the Red Stripe Bowl against Guyana.[5]

He again played in the Americas Championship in 2002 and 2004, before playing in the repêchage tournament for the 2005 ICC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur in February 2005.[4]

The following year, he played against the Bahamas and Trinidad & Tobago in the Stanford 20/20,[6] before again playing in the Americas Championship in King City.[4] He most recently represented the Cayman Islands in Division Three of the World Cricket League in Darwin, Australia.[7]

Family

Wight comes from a cricketing family. Three of his brothers; Christopher, David and Philip have all played cricket for the Cayman Islands. His grandfather Oscar played for Guyana, whilst his great-uncle Vibart played Test cricket for the West Indies. With children named Taylor and Payten. He also has a wife named Judy .[2]

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References
  1. Cricinfo profile
  2. Cricket Archive profile
  3. Teams played for by Michael Wight at CricketArchive
  4. Other matches played by Michael Wight at Cricket Archive
  5. List A matches played by Michael Wight at Cricket Archive
  6. Twenty20 matches played by Michael Wight at Cricket Archive
  7. 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three squads Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
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