Mark Watt

For the English cricketer, see Mark Watts (cricketer). For other uses, see Mark Watts (disambiguation).

Mark Watt
Watt bowling for Derbyshire (2023)
Personal information
Full name
Mark Robert James Watt
Born (1996-07-29) 29 July 1996 (age 28)
Edinburgh, Scotland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 61)8 September 2016 v Hong Kong
Last ODI31 October 2024 v United States
T20I debut (cap 40)18 June 2015 v Ireland
Last T20I7 September 2024 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018Lancashire
2019, 2022–presentDerbyshire
2024–presentOval Invincibles
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 70 70 12 98
Runs scored 602 243 257 736
Batting average 19.41 11.57 25.70 16.35
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 47 31* 81* 47
Balls bowled 3,623 1,453 2,238 4,912
Wickets 99 82 32 119
Bowling average 25.51 20.73 35.53 30.65
5 wickets in innings 1 1 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/33 5/27 5/83 5/33
Catches/stumpings 20/– 15/– 4/– 28/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2024

Mark Robert James Watt (born 29 July 1996) is a Scottish cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 International debut against Ireland on 18 June 2015.[2] He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 31 July 2015 against Nepal.[3] On 5 February 2016 he took his first five-wicket haul in a T20I match, picking up five wickets for 27 runs against the Netherlands in the UAE.[4] He made his first-class debut in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 9 August 2016 against the United Arab Emirates.[5] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Hong Kong on 8 September 2016.[6]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[7][8] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[9]

In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[10] In May 2021, during the ODI series against the Netherlands, Watt took his 100th wicket in international cricket for Scotland.[11] In September 2021, Watt was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[12]

In March 2022, Watt was re-signed by Derbyshire County Cricket Club to play in the 2022 T20 Blast in England.[13] The following month, in the 2022 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series match against Oman, Watt played in his 100th international match for Scotland.[14]

In May 2024, he was named in Scotland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[15]

  1. ^ "Mark Watt". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Scotland tour of Ireland, 1st T20I: Ireland v Scotland at Bready, Jun 18, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 8th Match: Scotland v Nepal at Ayr, Jul 31, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Watt five-for bundles Netherlands out for 103". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  5. ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Scotland v United Arab Emirates at Ayr, Aug 9–12, 2016". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. ^ "1st ODI: Scotland v Hong Kong at Edinburgh, Sep 8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Scotland lose to Netherlands by 14 runs as Max O'Dowd hits 82 in Rotterdam". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Derbyshire sign Watt for T20 Blast". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  14. ^ "World Cup League 2: Scotland beat Oman in thriller to secure fourth win in four". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Scotland's 15-Player Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.