| Mark Weedon | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Mark John Hayley Weedon |
| Birth Date: | 28 October 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Singapore |
| Family: | Mary Hayley Bell (aunt) Hayley Mills (cousin) Juliet Mills (cousin) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-pace |
| Club1: | Cambridge University |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 17 |
| Runs1: | 164 |
| Bat Avg1: | 12.61 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 35 |
| Deliveries1: | 3221 |
| Wickets1: | 45 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 35.64 |
| Fivefor1: | 2 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/67 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/– |
| Date: | 26 May 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/22828.html Cricinfo |
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.
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.
Weedon married Julie McLeod in May 1971.[7] He is a cousin of the actresses Hayley Mills and Juliet Mills. Their mothers were sisters.[8] [9]