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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

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 came 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 a diet consisting entirely of 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, but Watson himself 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 again but continued to play league cricket semi professionally with Billingham, Crewe, Stourbridge and Smethwick.

After his cricket career ended, he worked as a metallurgist and systems analyst.^[3]

References

^ Cricinfo gives Mudgee as Watson's place of birth. CricketArchive, however, gives it as Gulgong, about 26 km from Mudgee.
^ McGilray, A. (1978) "Alan McGilvray's Australian selections", England Tour of Australia 1978-79, ABC Cricket Book, Sydney.
^ Cricketer, April 1980. p. 23.

External links

Greg Watson at ESPNcricinfo
Statistical summary from CricketArchive

[1] Cricinfo gives Mudgee as Watson's place of birth. CricketArchive, however, gives it as Gulgong, about 26 km from Mudgee.

[2] McGilray, A. (1978) "Alan McGilvray's Australian selections", England Tour of Australia 1978-79, ABC Cricket Book, Sydney.

[3] Cricketer, April 1980. p. 23.

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 ==Biography==
-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 26km 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.
+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&nbsp;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.
 In 1978, Watson came 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.
-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>McGilray, 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 a diet consisting entirely of Second XI games.
+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>McGilray, 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 a diet consisting entirely of Second XI games.
 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, but Watson himself 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 again but continued to play league cricket semi professionally with Billingham, Crewe, Stourbridge and Smethwick.

Revision as of 14:48, 23 January 2022

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