Willie Watson
On scorecards: W Watson
In-game rating: 79/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Willie Watson played 23 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1951 to 1959. The first came against South Africa at Trent Bridge, with scores of 57 and 5, and the last against New Zealand at Eden Park in 1959.
The highest score in the archive is 116 against West Indies at Sabina Park in 1954, in a defeat. In all: 2 hundreds, 3 fifties. At home the average was 28.1 across 14 Tests; away it was 22.6 across 9 Tests, markedly stronger at home.
The most runs came against Australia: 272 runs at 20.9 in 7 Tests. Kennington Oval was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 102 runs at 20.4. England won 8 of the Tests Willie Watson played and lost 6, with 9 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 23 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | – | West Indies | Sabina Park | 1954 | Lost |
| 109 | – | Australia | Lord's | 1953 | Drawn |
| 79 | – | South Africa | Lord's | 1951 | Won |
| 66 | – | New Zealand | Old Trafford | 1958 | Won |
| 57 | – | South Africa | Trent Bridge | 1951 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 7 | 272 | 20.92 | 1/0 |
| South Africa | 6 | 268 | 29.78 | 0/2 |
| West Indies | 5 | 224 | 28.00 | 1/0 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 0/1 |
| India | 1 | 18 | – | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 14 | 562 | 28.10 | 1/3 |
| Away | 9 | 317 | 22.64 | 1/0 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennington Oval | 4 | 102 | 20.40 | 0/0 |
| Lord's | 3 | 216 | 43.20 | 1/1 |
| Old Trafford | 3 | 103 | 34.33 | 0/1 |
| Sabina Park | 2 | 143 | 47.67 | 1/0 |
| Headingley | 2 | 71 | 23.67 | 0/0 |
| Trent Bridge | 2 | 70 | 17.50 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 1951 at Trent Bridge
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 1959 at Eden Park
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