Bill Watson (cricketer)
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| Born | 31 January 1931 Randwick, New South Wales, Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 December 2018 (aged 87) New South Wales, Sydney | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 201) | 25 February 1955 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 May 1955 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
William James Watson (31 January 1931 – 29 December 2018) was an Australian cricketer who played in four Test matches in 1955.[1][2]
Biography
A right-handed opening batsman, he made 155 for
He scored strongly for New South Wales in the 1956-57 domestic season, with 664 runs at 44.26. The season included his highest score, 206, at number five, in an innings victory over Western Australia in Perth, and, opening the batting again, 50 and 198 against Queensland in Sydney. He was selected for an Australian team that toured New Zealand at the end of the season, but made only 23 runs in four first-class matches and was overlooked for selection on the tour to South Africa in 1957–58.
In 14 matches in the next four seasons, he made only 450 runs at 25.00, and he retired after the 1960–61 season.
References
- ^ "Former Australia batsman Bill Watson dies aged 87". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ Bill Watson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-10-14. (subscription required)
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