Mark Weedon (cricketer)

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.

Mark Weedon
Personal information
Full name
Mark John Hayley Weedon
Born (1940-10-28) 28 October 1940
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

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.

Weedon married Julie McLeod in 1971, and they have three children. He is a cousin of the actresses Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills. Their mothers were sisters.[7][8]

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. Johnson, Hans. "Was Winston Churchill to Blame for the Fall of Singapore?". Armchair General. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  8. Hewitt, Anthony (1995). Children of the Empire. Kenthurst NSW: Kangaroo Press. p. 172. ISBN 0-86417-723-2.
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