Ken Weekes

{{short description|West Indian cricketer}}

{{distinguish|Ken Weeks}}

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| fullname = Kenneth Hunnell Weekes

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1912|01|24}}

| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, United States

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1998|02|09|1912|01|24}}

| death_place = Brooklyn, New York, United States

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| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Left-arm

| role = Wicket keeper

| international = true

| country = West Indies

| internationalspan = 1939

| testdebutdate = 24 June

| testdebutyear = 1939

| testdebutagainst = England

| testcap = 48

| lasttestdate = 19 August

| lasttestyear = 1939

| lasttestagainst = England

| columns = 2

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 173

| bat avg1 = 57.66

| 100s/50s1 = 1/0

| top score1 = 137

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| catches/stumpings1= 0/0

| column2 = First-class

| matches2 = 30

| runs2 = 1,731

| bat avg2 = 40.25

| 100s/50s2 = 4/12

| top score2 = 146

| deliveries2 = 1,140

| wickets2 = 12

| bowl avg2 = 38.66

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/84

| catches/stumpings2= 21/1

| source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/53220.html Cricinfo

| date = 26 April

| year = 2017

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Kenneth Hunnel Weekes (24 January 1912 – 9 February 1998), better known as Bam Bam Weekes,{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/bam-bam-weekes-53220 |title= Bam Bam Weekes Profile|website=ESPNCricinfo |access-date= July 18, 2024}} was a West Indian international cricketer who represented Jamaica (1938–1947/48) and played two Test matches on the West Indies tour of England in 1939.

Sometimes claimed to be a cousin of the renowned batsman Everton Weekes, even though his Wisden obituary denied any kinship, he was the first Test cricketer to be born in the United States;{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ask-steven-shahid-afridi-s-strike-rate-and-mohammad-amir-s-ban-558566 |title= Ask Steven: Afridi's strike rate, and Amir's ban|website=ESPNCricinfo|date=March 27, 2012 |access-date= July 18, 2024}} as of 2024, the only other US-born cricketer to have played at that level is the Sri Lankan Jehan Mubarak.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/videos/c80eye6w340o |title= The US-born cricketer with a unique Test record|website=BBC Sport|date=July 17, 2024 |access-date= July 18, 2024}}