Sir Everton Weekes, the legendary West Indian batsman, has died at the age of 95. He was universally known as one of the ‘Three Ws’.

Together with Sir Clyde Walcott and Sir Frank Worrell, Weekes was part of a legendary West Indies batting unit for over a decade since making their debuts weeks apart in 1948.

Born in abject poverty, Weekes left school at the age of 14 due to his love for cricket. He made his international debut at the age of 22, overcoming all the hurdles.

He went on to play 48 Tests and scored 4455 runs at an excellent average of 58.61. Five of his 15 Test centuries came in succession and it could have been six in a row had he not been run-out for 90.

Weekes also holds the record for the quickest ever to 1,000 Test runs, taking just 12 innings.

His Test career ended early at 33 due to a thigh issues.

After retirement, he donned multiple hats including of a coach, ICC Match referee, represented Barbados in Bridge among others. His son, David Murray, also went on to play international cricket for West Indies.

“Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of an icon,” Cricket West Indies (CWI) said in a tribute on Twitter. “A legend, our hero. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and many fans around the world.”