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Leo Watson (cricketer)

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Leo Watson
Personal information
Full name
Leo Cooper Watson
Born(1885-07-30)30 July 1885
St Helens, Lancashire, England
Died21 November 1961(1961-11-21) (aged 76)
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
RelationsHarold Watson (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1911/12Otago
Source: CricInfo, 27 May 2016

Leo Cooper Watson (30 July 1885 – 21 November 1961) was an English-born cricketer. He played one first-class match in New Zealand for Otago during the 1911–12 season.[1]

Watson was born at St Helens in Lancashire in 1885.[2] His father was a groundsman in the county and the family lived at Salford for a time where his older brother, Harold, played cricket before migrating to New Zealand in 1905.[2][3]

Leo Watson followed his brother to the Dominion in 1909, leaving London on the SS Turakina[4] and played cricket for the Carisbrook club in Dunedin before leaving for Wellington the following year.[5] By 1911 he was living at Christchurch and playing club cricket for the Sydenham club.[6] His only first-class match was a December 1910 fixture between Otago and Canterbury played at Lancaster Park in Christchurch. Watson scored 10 runs in each innings and did not bowl.[7]

Watson went on to play for and captain the Sunnyside club at Papanui in Christchurch.[8] He grew tomatoes for a living and died in the city in 1961 at the age of 76.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Leo Watson". CricInfo. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 136. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. ^ Notes by Long Slip, Otago Witness, issue 2732, 25 July 1906, p. 58. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 19 February 2024.)
  4. ^ Personal notes from London, Otago Daily Times, issue 14680, 13 November 1909, p. 14. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 19 February 2024.)
  5. ^ Cricket, Otago Witness, issue 2958, 23 November 1910, p. 60. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 19 February 2024.)
  6. ^ Canterbury Association, The Press, volume L, issue 15138, 30 November 1914, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 19 February 2024.)
  7. ^ Leo Watson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2024. (subscription required)
  8. ^ Papanui news, The Press, volume LXIX, issue 20772, 4 February 1933, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 19 February 2024.)
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