Timothy Andrew Tweats (born 18 April 1974) is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Derbyshire between 1992 and 1999, and for Staffordshire in 2000.

Tim Tweats
Personal information
Full name
Timothy Andrew Tweats
Born (1974-04-18) 18 April 1974 (age 50)
Stoke-on-Trent, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium pace
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992–1999Derbyshire
1992, 2000Staffordshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 33 35
Runs scored 1405 315
Batting average 24.64 13.69
100s/50s 2/4 0/0
Top score 189 42*
Balls bowled 298 24
Wickets 4 0
Bowling average 59.25 -
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/23 0/27
Catches/stumpings 29/- 10/-

As a youth, Tweats was a promising footballer, spending time in Port Vale's youth system.[1][2]

He made his debut for Derbyshire in a loss against Glamorgan, though, playing as a lower-middle order batsman, he barely disgraced himself, being caught at 24.

He did not play first-class cricket again until the 1995 season, spending all of 1993 and a significant portion of 1994 in the Second XI. A slow starter upon his return, he excelled in the 1997 season, where he hit his debut first-class century, before making a career-best score of 189, and finishing high in the batting averages for the season. During his high-scoring innings, Kim Barnett partnered him to a county record second-wicket stand of 417, a record which stands to this day.[3]

Tweats retired from First-class cricket at the end of the 1999 season to focus on higher education.[4][5]

In 2000 Tweats played for Staffordshire.

References

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  1. ^ Hewitt, Peter (18 July 1990). "A bruising experience for Tim". Evening Sentinel. p. 47. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. ^ Hewitt, Peter (3 November 1990). "Tweats family cricketers". Evening Sentinel. p. 29. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. ^ Carey, Mike (22 September 1997). "Barnett and Tweats still standing firm at finish". The Independent. p. 61. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Tweats is target for Staffs". Birmingham Mail. 9 December 1999. p. 85.
  5. ^ Bright, Richard (7 September 1999). "Hamilton in the clear". The Daily Telegraph. p. 35. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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  • Tim Tweats at Cricket Archive (subscription required)