Willie Watson (New Zealand cricketer)

Willie Watson

Personal information
Full name	William Watson
Born	(1965-08-31) 31 August 1965 Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	New Zealand (1986–1994)
Test debut (cap 159)	24 July 1986 v England
Last Test	12 November 1993 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 54)	5 April 1986 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	19 January 1994 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 15 61 93 125 Runs scored 60 86 472 173 Batting average 5.00 7.81 8.90 9.10 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 11 21 38* 21 Balls bowled 3,486 3,251 17,968 6,403 Wickets 40 74 272 159 Bowling average 34.67 30.36 27.51 26.05 5 wickets in innings 1 0 8 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 6/78 4/27 7/60 7/23 Catches/stumpings 4/– 9/– 23/– 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2017

William Watson (born 31 August 1965) played 15 Tests and 61 One Day Internationals for New Zealand. Willie Watson was a relatively successful Fast-Medium bowler for New Zealand, one of the many who struggled to cement a place in the team during the "Golden Years" of New Zealand Cricket, The 1980s.