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'Loss of an icon': Cricket world mourns death of a 'true legend'

Pictured here, legendary Windies cricketer Sir Everton Weekes died at the age of 95.
Sir Everton Weekes is regarded as one of the greatest West Indies cricketers in history. Pic: Getty

Cricket West Indies has paid tribute to Test great Sir Everton Weekes following his death at the age of 95.

Weekes was one of the famous Three Ws along with Sir Clyde Walcott and Sir Frank Worrell, who made Test debuts within weeks of each other in 1948.

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Weekes, who scored scored 4,455 runs in 48 Tests, received his knighthood in 1995.

A post on the Windies Cricket Twitter account read: "Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of an icon. A legend, our hero, Sir Everton Weekes."

Cricket fans took to social media in droves to pay their respects to one of the legends of Windies cricket.

Batsman a member of the legendary Three Ws

Weekes, like Walcott and Worrell, is remembered in his native Barbados at the Three Ws Oval.

The trio are known by the same moniker all around the world.

An accomplished batsman, Weekes retired with a Test average of 58.61 and once scored five successive centuries before being controversially run out for 90 going for a sixth.

Weekes is seen here at a 2001 memorial service for Sir Donald Bradman.
Weekes at a memorial service for Sir Donald Bradman in 2001. Pic: Getty

The MCC paid tribute to Weekes, with a statement on Twitter reading: "Everyone at MCC and Lord's are saddened at the news of Sir Everton Weekes' passing.

"He will forever be remembered as one of @windiescricket's finest cricketers.

"Our thoughts are with his family and friends."

with Yahoo Sport staff