Researching Sam Skeete
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 9 people with the Skeete surname? In that year Skeete was ranked number 3570 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Sam means "to hear" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Sam Skeete on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sam Skeete and the Skeete Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 257 people with the Skeete surname in the UK? Skeete is now ranked number 3801 for popularity in the UK. |
Skeete Family Tree Databases
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Skeete Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Skeete surname in the USA? Skeete is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Sam Skeete
Sam Skeete
Samuel McDonald Skeete (born 19 January 1967) is a former Barbadian cricketer who represented the Barbadian national team in West Indian domestic cricket. He also played three seasons of South African domestic cricket, representing Easterns.
A right-arm fast bowler, Skeete represented the West Indies under-19s at the 1988 Youth World Cup in Australia. He took 13 wickets from eight matches (including 4/20 against Sri Lanka and 3/25 against Pakistan), finishing as his team's leading wicket-taker and fifth overall. Skeete made his first-class debut for Barbados in January 1990, in a Red Stripe Cup match against the Leeward Islands. He went on to play a total of five seasons for Barbados, including in the regional limited-overs competition and against touring international teams. In total, Skeete took 52 first-class wickets from 18 matches for Barbados, with a best of 6/44 against Guyana in January 1991.
In 1993, Skeete signed with Eastern Transvaal (later known as simply Easterns), a team in South African domestic cricket. He made his first-class debut for the team in October 1993, in the UCB Bowl. Later in the 1993–94 season he also played two games for the Impalas (a team of players from smaller provincial boards) in the limited-overs Benson and Hedges Series. Skeete spent a total of three seasons as Easterns' overseas player, leaving midway through the 1995–96 season. In the 1994–95 UCB Bowl, he took 23 wickets from six matches, behind only Corrie Jordaan overall, and also scored 314 runs, which was the second-most for his team (behind Craig Norris). Against Border B, he scored his one and only first-class century. This was an innings of 119 from 93 balls made from eighth in the batting order, and including ten fours and nine sixes.
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