Shane Watson

Shane Watson

Watson in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Shane Robert Watson
Born	(1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 43) Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Nickname	Watto
Height	1.83[1] m (6 ft 0 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Australia (2002–2016)
Test debut (cap 391)	2 January 2005 v Pakistan
Last Test	8 July 2015 v England
ODI debut (cap 148)	24 March 2002 v South Africa
Last ODI	5 September 2015 v England
ODI shirt no.	33
T20I debut (cap 19)	24 February 2006 v South Africa
Last T20I	27 March 2016 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000/01–2003/04	Tasmania
2004–2005	Hampshire
2004/05–2008/09	Queensland
2008–2015	Rajasthan Royals
2010/11–2015/16	New South Wales
2011/12	Sydney Sixers
2012/13	Brisbane Heat
2015/16	Canterbury
2015/16–2018/19	Sydney Thunder
2016–2017	Islamabad United
2016–2017	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2016–2017	St Lucia Stars
2018–2020	Quetta Gladiators
2018–2020	Chennai Super Kings
2019/20	Rangpur Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 59 190 58 137 Runs scored 3,731 5,757 1,462 9,451 Batting average 35.19 40.54 29.24 42.57 100s/50s 4/24 9/33 1/10 20/54 Top score 176 185* 124* 203* Balls bowled 5,495 6,466 930 12,164 Wickets 75 168 48 210 Bowling average 33.68 31.79 24.72 29.97 5 wickets in innings 3 0 0 7 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 1 Best bowling 6/33 4/36 4/15 7/69 Catches/stumpings 45/– 64/– 20/– 109/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Australia ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 2007 West Indies Winner 2015 Australia and New Zealand ICC Champions Trophy Winner 2006 India Winner 2009 South Africa ICC T20 World Cup Runner-up 2010 West Indies
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 January 2019

Shane Robert Watson (born 17 June 1981) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer who played for and occasionally captained the Australian national cricket team between 2002 and 2016.^[2] He was an all-rounder who played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.^[3] He was ranked as the world's No. 1 all-rounder in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) for 150 weeks, including an all-time record of 120 consecutive weeks from 13 October 2011 to 30 January 2014.^[4][5][6] He began playing during the Australian team's golden era in the early 2000s, and was the last player from this era to retire.^[7][8][9] In his time playing for Australia, Watson was part of their winning squad in the Cricket World Cup two times in 2007, and 2015 along with the ICC Champions Trophy twice in 2006 and 2009, with Watson named as the player of the match in the final on both occasions, as he scored the winning run in the 2006 tournament, with the winning six in the 2009 tournament.

Watson also played Twenty20 cricket for a number of leagues around the world, including the Indian Premier League (IPL). He was named the player of the tournament in the IPL twice (in 2008 and 2013) and won the tournament twice (in 2008 and 2018). He continued to play in Twenty20 leagues after his retirement from international cricket in 2016, and retired from all forms of cricket in 2020.