Colin Wesley

Colin "Tich" Wesley (5 September 1937 – 5 March 2022) was a South African cricketer who played in three Test matches in 1960.

Colin Wesley

Wesley in 1960
Personal information
Born	(1937-09-05)5 September 1937 Durban, Natal, Union of South Africa
Died	5 March 2022(2022-03-05) (aged 84) Johannesburg, South Africa
Nickname	Tich
Height	5 ft 4.5[1] in (1.64 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut	23 June 1960 v England
Last Test	21 July 1960 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1956/57–1957/58	South African Universities
1957/58–1965/66	Natal
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA Matches 3 51 3 Runs scored 49 1,892 8 Batting average 9.80 27.02 2.66 100s/50s 0/0 3/8 0/0 Top score 35 131 7 Balls bowled 0 918 12 Wickets – 15 0 Bowling average – 23.60 – 5 wickets in innings – 0 – 10 wickets in match – 0 – Best bowling – 4/51 – Catches/stumpings 1/– 20/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 April 2022

Wesley played first-class cricket for Natal from 1957 to 1966 as a middle-order batsman and left-arm spin bowler. He toured England with the South African team in 1960. His highest first-class score was 131, made after Natal followed on against the New Zealanders in 1961–62.^[2] His only century in the Currie Cup came in his last first-class season, when he captained Natal B against North Eastern Transvaal and made 120 in the first innings, the only century in the match.^[3]

He briefly returned to provincial cricket to captain the Natal team, which played under the name "C. Wesley's XI", in the first season of South Africa's domestic List A competition in 1969–70; they lost the final by two runs.^[4]

He owned Wesley's, a chain of tobacco stores in South Africa.^[5] He died at home in Johannesburg on 5 March 2022, at the age of 84.^[6]