Thomas Watson (13 October 1896 — 17 May 1974) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Thomas Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1896 Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 May 1974 (aged 77) Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928–1931 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 October 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Watson was born at Larkhall in October 1896 and was educated at Uddingston Grammar School. A club cricketer for Uddingston, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Edinburgh in 1928. A further appearance against Ireland followed at Dublin in 1929, before three first-class matches against touring international sides: the South Africans in 1929, the Australians in 1930, and the New Zealanders in 1931.[1] Playing as a right-arm fast-medium bowler in the Scottish side, he took 13 wickets in his five matches at an average of 22.92, with best figures of 3 for 54.[2] Watson died in May 1974 at Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Watson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Thomas Watson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2022.