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Colin Wesley

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Colin Wesley
Wesley in 1960
Personal information
Born(1937-09-05)5 September 1937
Durban, Natal, Union of South Africa
Died5 March 2022(2022-03-05) (aged 84)
Johannesburg, South Africa
NicknameTich
Height5 ft 4.5[1] in (1.64 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Test debut23 June 1960 v England
Last Test21 July 1960 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956/57–1957/58South African Universities
1957/58–1965/66Natal
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 3 51 3
Runs scored 49 1,892 8
Batting average 9.80 27.02 2.66
100s/50s 0/0 3/8 0/0
Top score 35 131 7
Balls bowled 0 918 12
Wickets 15 0
Bowling average 23.60
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/51
Catches/stumpings 1/– 20/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 April 2022

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

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

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