David Wight (born 3 July 1959) is a

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politician and former

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player who played for the

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from 2000 to 2004.

Career

Wight first played for the Cayman Islands in August 2000, when he played against the

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and

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in the Americas Championship at the

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.Other matches played by David Wight
at Cricket Archive Later that year, he played four

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matches as part of the

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. He played in two further Americas Championship tournaments for the Cayman Islands; the 2002 event in

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, and the 2004 tournament in

Family

David's parents are Derek Wight and Marguerite Wight. He has four brothers (Brian, his twin

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and

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) and five sisters (Sandra, Deborah, Ann- Marie, Wendy and Jennifer). Wight came from a cricketing family. His

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brother

also played

for the Cayman Islands, as did two other brothers;

and

. His grandfather Oscar Wight played for

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and his great-uncle Vibart played

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for the

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.Cricket Archive profile
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References

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