Lindsay Weir

Who was Lindsay Weir?

Gordon Lindsay Weir was a New Zealand cricketer who played 11 Tests for New Zealand from 1930 to 1937. He lost his hair early, and looked older than his teammates, so became known as Dad Weir. He was the world's oldest Test cricketer upon his death. He also made nine first-class appearances for the Auckland rugby union team, playing mainly at fly-half.

Weir was born in Auckland. He was a right-hand batsman and a right-arm medium-paced bowler. He played first-class cricket for Auckland from 1927-28 to 1946-47, scoring 10 centuries and taking 107 wickets. An accomplished stroke-player, he achieved his highest first-class score, 191, against Otago in December 1935.

He was not selected for New Zealand's first Test match, against the touring MCC side in 1930, but played in the three other Tests of the series. He also played in all three Tests in New Zealand's tour to England in 1931, scoring 1,035 runs on the tour at a batting average of 25.87, including 96 runs at 24.00 in the Tests. Back home, he played two Tests against South Africa in 1932, and two against England in 1933. He was dropped for the 1935-36 series against the MCC, but recalled for a last Test at the Oval in 1937.