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George Watson
Personal information
Full name
George Sutton Watson
Born(1907-04-10)10 April 1907
Milton Regis, Kent, England
Died1 April 1974(1974-04-01) (aged 66)
Guildford, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928–1929Kent
1935–1950Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 236
Runs scored 8,566
Batting average 22.96
100s/50s 5/52
Top score 145
Balls bowled 36
Wickets 1
Bowling average 51.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/21
Catches/stumpings 87/–
Source: CricInfo, 21 May 2012

George Sutton Watson (10 April 1907 – 1 April 1974) was an English cricketer and footballer.

Born in Milton Regis in Kent, Watson was educated at Shrewsbury School.[1] He appeared in eight first-class games for Kent's First XI between 1928 and 1929, having played for the Second XI since 1926. He played the vast majority of his cricket instead for Leicestershire - 225 appearances and over 8000 runs as a professional.[2] His 1973 obituary in Wisden described him as "an attacking bat and a glorious field." His right-handed batting brought him five centuries for Leicestershire, and he took a single wicket with very occasional left-arm medium pace bowling.[3]

A keen footballer, he also played twice for England in 1930 as an amateur, and played for Charlton Athletic, Maidstone United, Crystal Palace, Nuneaton Town and Gloucester City.[3][4]

He died in Guildford, Surrey, in 1974.

References

  1. ^ "A Fine Innings", The Cricketer, 12 May 1951, p. 160.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Watson". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Player Profile: George Watson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  4. ^ Clark, Timothy R.D.; Kujawa, Rob (2009). The Complete Record of Gloucester City AFC 1883–2009. Gloucester: Tiger Timbo Publications. ISBN 978-0-9557425-1-4.
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