Letter: Everton Weekes in County Down

In the 1950s my father, Jack Campbell, was a member of Holywood Cricket Club in Co Down, Northern Ireland. The very small club needed to raise some funds, so in 1954 he chanced his arm, writing to the “three Ws” to ask if they would come to play in a match. To his surprise and delight, Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcott said yes, and in place of Frank Worrell came the bowler Sonny Ramadhin. Their visit helped fund the club’s new pavilion.My father struck up a friendship with the