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Colin Wesley

Colin Wesley

South African cricketer (1937–2022)

Colin "Tich" Wesley (5 September 1937 – 5 March 2022) was a South African cricketer who played in three Test matches in 1960.

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Wesley 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 owned Wesley's, a chain of tobacco stores in South Africa.[5] He died at home in Johannesburg on 5 March 2022, at the age of 84.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Louis Duffus, "The South African Cricket Team", The Cricketer, Spring Annual, 1960, p. 5.
  2. [2]
    "Natal v New Zealanders 1961-62". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Natal B v North Eastern Transvaal 1965-66". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. [4]
    "C Wesley's XI v EJ Barlow's XI 1969-70". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  5. [5]
    "History of Wesley's". Wesley's. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Colin's Blog". Wesley's. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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