Chester Watson (cricketer)
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| Full name | Chester Donald Watson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July, 1938 Negril, Westmoreland, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 108) | 6 January 1960 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 16 February 1962 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chester Donald Watson (born 1 July 1938) is a former Jamaican cricketer. Watson played seven Tests for the West Indies in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
A fast bowler, Watson opened the bowling with Wes Hall and the two were accused by the English of intimidatory bowling during the England tour of the West Indies in 1959-60.[1] English batsman Ken Barrington was hit on the elbow by a Watson bouncer during the series and others had near misses but West Indies champion allrounder Garry Sobers later claimed this was more due to the English batsmen being unaccustomed to West Indian pitches than intimidatory bowling.[2]
Watson played as the professional for Church in the Lancashire League in 1962. He took 117 wickets at an average of 7.58 to lead the League averages and take Church to the championship.[3]
References
- ^ Sobers, p. 3.
- ^ Sobers, p. 4.
- ^ "League Championship 1962". Church CC. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
Sources
- Sobers, G. (1988) Sobers: Twenty years at the top, Pan Books: London. ISBN 0 330 30868 8.
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