Michael Wight
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| Born | 21 November 1964 Cayman Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Wight (born 21 November 1964) is a Cayman Islands cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler,[2] he has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since the year 2000.[3]
Career
[edit]Wight made his debut for the Cayman Islands in August 2000, playing against the USA in the Americas Championship at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario.[4] Later in the year, he made his List A debut, playing for the Caymans in the Red Stripe Bowl against Guyana.[5]
He again played in the Americas Championship in 2002 and 2004, before playing in the repêchage tournament for the 2005 ICC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur in February 2005.[4]
The following year, he played against the Bahamas and Trinidad & Tobago in the Stanford 20/20,[6] before again playing in the Americas Championship in King City.[4] He most recently represented the Cayman Islands in Division Three of the World Cricket League in Darwin, Australia.[7]
Family
[edit]Wight comes from a cricketing family. Three of his brothers; Christopher, David and Philip have all played cricket for the Cayman Islands. His grandfather Oscar played for Guyana, whilst his great-uncle Vibart played Test cricket for the West Indies. With children named Taylor and Payten. He also has a wife named Judy .[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Cricinfo profile
- ^ a b Cricket Archive profile
- ^ Teams played for by Michael Wight at CricketArchive
- ^ a b c Other matches played by Michael Wight at Cricket Archive
- ^ List A matches played by Michael Wight at Cricket Archive
- ^ Twenty20 matches played by Michael Wight at Cricket Archive
- ^ 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three squads Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope