Mark Weedon (cricketer)
English cricketer (born 1940)
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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.
Singapore
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| Full name | Mark John Hayley Weedon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 October 1940 Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Mary Hayley Bell (aunt) Hayley Mills (cousin) Juliet Mills (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1962 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. He founded and ran the company BoardSearch, which specialised in senior executive appointments.[7]
Weedon married Julie McLeod in May 1971.[8] He is a cousin of the actresses Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills. Their mothers were sisters.[9][10]