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John Watkins

Right-hand bat  ·  Right-hand bat
South AfricaSA
FULL NAMEJohn Cecil Watkins
BORN10 Apr 1923, Durban Natal
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm medium
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSSouth Africa
TEST
Cap 174
DEBUTDec 1949
LATESTJan 1957
◈ INSIGHTSDay 286 / 365
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Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare John's game across different formats.

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Career batting and bowling records are shown together. Scroll to see the full format-by-format breakdown.

3

Great careers have defining series and standout seasons. Head to By Year to find John's peak.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
612
AVERAGE
23.54
HIGH SCORE
92
50S
3
SIXES
1
INNINGS
27
WICKETS
29
ECONOMY
2.18

Recent form

All matches →
19571 matches
7
AVG 7.00 · SR 0.00 · HS 7
▼ AVG -16.54 vs career  ·  ▼ -1.50 vs 1956
19561 matches
17
AVG 8.50 · SR 0.00 · HS 9
▼ AVG -15.04 vs career
1953Career best
389
AVG 38.90 · SR 0.00
▲ AVG +15.36 vs career
1950Career worst · 1 matches
7
AVG 3.50 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG -20.04 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 15 MATCHES
612
AVG 23.54  ·  SR 0.00  ·  HS 92  ·  WKTS 29
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1953
389 runs · avg 38.90
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1953
13 wickets · econ 1.93

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
5253545657
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
1957177.000.000
19561178.500.000
195426421.330.000
1953638938.900.000
195224812.000.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

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Australia
439avg 27.44 · SR 0.00
New Zealand
149avg 21.29 · SR 0.00
England
24avg 8.00 · SR 0.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Australia843927.440.0092—311View→
New Zealand514921.290.0045——18View→
England2248.000.009———View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Melbourne Cricket Ground
164avg 41.00 · HS 92
Adelaide Oval
97avg 48.50 · HS 76
Sydney Cricket Ground
65avg 32.50 · HS 48
St George's Park
58avg 29.00 · HS 45
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Melbourne Cricket Ground216441.000.0092—2—View→
Adelaide Oval19748.500.0076—11View→
Sydney Cricket Ground16532.500.0048——1View→
St George's Park15829.000.0045——5View→
Newlands25117.000.0035——1View→