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{{About|the Australian cricketer|the American best known for successfully campaigning for a U.S. constitutional amendment|Gregory Watson}} |
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| birth_place = [[Gulgong]], New South Wales, Australia |
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| source = http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8177.html Cricinfo |
| source = http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8177.html Cricinfo |
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'''Gregory George Watson''' (born 29 January 1955) is a former |
'''Gregory George Watson''' (born 29 January 1955) is a former Australian [[first-class cricket]]er who played domestically for [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] and [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]], as well as for [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] in [[County Championship|English county cricket]]. |
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<ref>[[Cricinfo]] gives Mudgee as Watson's place of birth. [[CricketArchive]], however, gives it as [[Gulgong, New South Wales|Gulgong]], about 26km from Mudgee.</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Gergory Perry Watson is tha shiiiittttt and he ended up in the Nugget. Fo sho. |
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⚫ | Born in [[Gulgong]], [[New South Wales]],<ref>[[Cricinfo]] gives Mudgee as Watson's place of birth. CricketArchive, however, gives it as [[Gulgong, New South Wales|Gulgong]], about 26 km from Mudgee.</ref> Watson made his first-class debut for [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] at the [[Adelaide Oval]] against [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] in the 1977-78 [[Sheffield Shield]]. He took four wickets, his maiden victim being opposing captain [[Ashley Woodcock]], but did not bat in either innings. He played a further six games in the Shield, capturing another 13 wickets, and made a single [[List A cricket|List A]] appearance in the [[Gillette Cup (Australia)|Gillette Cup]], taking 1-25 from 8 eight-ball overs. |
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⚫ | In 1978, Watson went to [[England]] to play [[county cricket]] for [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]]. He had a reasonably successful season, taking 48 first-class wickets [[bowling average|at just under 32]] in 21 games, including a career-best 6–45 against [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] in early August. He also made his highest score with the bat: 38 against [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]]. In [[one-day cricket]] he had great success, claiming 19 wickets at a mere 9.52 apiece, including 5-22 (again a career best) against [[Combined Universities]] in the [[Benson & Hedges Cup]], a performance which won him the man-of-the-match award. |
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⚫ | The defection of many of the senior [[Australian cricket team|Australian]] players to join [[World Series Cricket]] in 1977 led to speculation that Watson would be a contender for the Australian team in the 1978–79 [[Ashes (cricket)|Ashes]] series against England.<ref>McGilvray, A. (1978) "Alan McGilvray's Australian selections", ''England Tour of Australia 1978-79'', ABC Cricket Book, Sydney.</ref> However, after impressive early performances, Watson had a disappointing season in 1978–79, taking only 13 first-class wickets for New South Wales at average just under 50. He returned for another season with Worcestershire in 1979, but played only nine times in first-class cricket (taking 22 wickets at 37.50) and not at all in the one-day format; from mid-July onwards he had to satisfy himself with Second XI games. |
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⚫ | In 1978 Watson |
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⚫ | Watson was to play only one more match: a single outing in the 1979-80 Sheffield Shield for [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]] against [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] at [[Western Australia Cricket Association Ground|Perth]]. The game was drawn, and Watson had a rather poor match: he conceded 135 runs from 30 six-ball overs and had only the second-innings wickets of [[Ray Phillips (cricketer)|Ray Phillips]] and [[Alec Parker]] to show for it. Watson never played first-class cricket again but continued to play English league cricket semi-professionally with Billingham, Crewe, Stourbridge and Smethwick. |
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⚫ | The defection of many of the senior [[Australian cricket team|Australian]] players to join [[World Series Cricket]] in 1977 led to speculation that Watson would be a contender for the Australian team in the |
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After his cricket career ended, he worked as a metallurgist and systems analyst.<ref>''Cricketer'', April 1980. p. 23.</ref> |
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⚫ | Watson was to play only one more match: a single outing in the 1979-80 Sheffield Shield for [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]] against [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] at [[Western Australia Cricket Association Ground|Perth]]. The game was drawn, |
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* [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/6/6167/6167.html Statistical summary] from [[CricketArchive]] |
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Gregory George Watson (born 29 January 1955) is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played domestically for New South Wales and Western Australia, as well as for Worcestershire in English county cricket.
Biography[edit]
Born in Gulgong, New South Wales,[1] Watson made his first-class debut for New South Wales at the Adelaide Oval against South Australia in the 1977-78 Sheffield Shield. He took four wickets, his maiden victim being opposing captain Ashley Woodcock, but did not bat in either innings. He played a further six games in the Shield, capturing another 13 wickets, and made a single List A appearance in the Gillette Cup, taking 1-25 from 8 eight-ball overs.
In 1978, Watson went to England to play county cricket for Worcestershire. He had a reasonably successful season, taking 48 first-class wickets at just under 32 in 21 games, including a career-best 6–45 against Sussex in early August. He also made his highest score with the bat: 38 against Somerset. In one-day cricket he had great success, claiming 19 wickets at a mere 9.52 apiece, including 5-22 (again a career best) against Combined Universities in the Benson & Hedges Cup, a performance which won him the man-of-the-match award.
The defection of many of the senior Australian players to join World Series Cricket in 1977 led to speculation that Watson would be a contender for the Australian team in the 1978–79 Ashes series against England.[2] However, after impressive early performances, Watson had a disappointing season in 1978–79, taking only 13 first-class wickets for New South Wales at average just under 50. He returned for another season with Worcestershire in 1979, but played only nine times in first-class cricket (taking 22 wickets at 37.50) and not at all in the one-day format; from mid-July onwards he had to satisfy himself with Second XI games.
Watson was to play only one more match: a single outing in the 1979-80 Sheffield Shield for Western Australia against Queensland at Perth. The game was drawn, and Watson had a rather poor match: he conceded 135 runs from 30 six-ball overs and had only the second-innings wickets of Ray Phillips and Alec Parker to show for it. Watson never played first-class cricket again but continued to play English league cricket semi-professionally with Billingham, Crewe, Stourbridge and Smethwick.
After his cricket career ended, he worked as a metallurgist and systems analyst.[3]