George Watson (cricketer, born 1907)
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| Full name | George Sutton Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 April 1907 Milton Regis, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 April 1974 (aged 66) Guildford, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928–1929 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935–1950 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 21 May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Sutton Watson (10 April 1907 – 1 April 1974) was an English cricketer and footballer.[1]
Born in Milton Regis in Kent, Watson was educated at Shrewsbury School.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[4][5]
He died in Guildford, Surrey, in 1974.
References
[edit]- ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part Two: 1919–1939, pp. 156–157. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 8 August 2022.)
- ^ "A Fine Innings", The Cricketer, 12 May 1951, p. 160.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Watson". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: George Watson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ 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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[edit]- 1907 births
- 1974 deaths
- People from Sittingbourne
- People educated at Shrewsbury School
- Kent cricketers
- Minor Counties cricketers
- Leicestershire cricketers
- Combined Services cricketers
- English men's footballers
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Gloucester City A.F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- M. Leyland's XI cricketers
- People from the Borough of Swale
- Cricketers from Kent