Willie Watson (English cricketer)

Willie Watson
Willie Watson in 1951
Personal information
Full name
Willie Watson[1][2]
Born(1920-03-07)7 March 1920
Bolton upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England
Died24 April 2004(2004-04-24) (aged 84)
Johannesburg, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
International information
National side
Test debut7 June 1951 v South Africa
Last Test14 March 1959 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 23 468
Runs scored 879 25,670
Batting average 25.85 39.86
100s/50s 2/3 55/132
Top score 116 257
Balls bowled – 194
Wickets – 0
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 8/– 295/–
Source: CricInfo, 9 September 2022

Willie Watson[1][2] (7 March 1920 – 24 April 2004)[3] was an English cricketer, who played for Yorkshire, Leicestershire and England. He was a double international, as Watson was also a footballer who played for England's national team.[4] He was the son of Billy Watson, and brother of Albert Watson, also footballers.

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  2. ^ a b "The Home of CricketArchive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ^ Wisden. "Willie Watson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
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