Lindsay Weir (cricketer)
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Gordon Lindsay Weir played 11 Tests
for New Zealand
. He was known as Dad Weir. He was the world's oldest Test cricketer upon his death.
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
for New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
. He was known as Dad Weir. He was the world's oldest Test cricketer upon his death.