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Willie Watson

EnglandENG
FULL NAMEWillie Watson
BORN07 Mar 1920, Bolton-on-Dearne Yorkshire
ROLE
TEAMSEngland
TEST
Cap 357
DEBUTJun 1951
LATESTMar 1959
◈ INSIGHTSDay 238 / 365
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Test cap #357 · Explore Willie's full career using the tabs above — each tab reveals a different analytical angle.

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Career totals are just the start. Switch to By Year to trace the arc of Willie's entire career.

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Switch to Vs Teams to see which opponents Willie has dominated — and which have been the trickiest.

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Career Stats

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RUNS
879
AVERAGE
25.85
STRIKE RATE
334.22
HIGH SCORE
116
100S
2
50S
3
SIXES
2
INNINGS
37

Recent form

All matches →
19593 matches
86
AVG 21.50 · SR 36.13 · HS 40
▼ AVG -4.35 vs career  ·  ▲ +0.75 vs 1958  ·  SR -298.09
19583 matches
83
AVG 20.75 · SR 332.00 · HS 66 · 50s 1
▼ AVG -5.10 vs career  ·  SR -2.22
1951Career best
240
AVG 34.29 · SR 0.00
▲ AVG +8.44 vs career
1952Career worst · 1 matches
18
AVG 18.00 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG -7.85 vs career

By Format

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TEST · 23 MATCHES
879
AVG 25.85  ·  SR 334.22  ·  HS 116  ·  100s 2
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1951
240 runs · avg 34.29
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1992
25 wickets · econ 0.00

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
5455565859
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
195938621.5036.130
195838320.75332.000
19562328.000.000
195512814.000.000
1954522428.000.001

VS Every Team (top 5)

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Australia
272avg 20.92 · SR 114.29
South Africa
268avg 29.78 · SR 0.00
West Indies
224avg 28.00 · SR 0.00
New Zealand
97avg 24.25 · SR 388.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Australia727220.92114.291091——View→
South Africa626829.780.0079—2—View→
West Indies522428.000.001161——View→
New Zealand49724.25388.0066—1—View→
India11818.000.0018———View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
623avg 29.67 · HS 116
Kennington Oval
74avg 18.50 · HS 31
Old Trafford
66avg 66.00 · HS 66
Bourda
39avg 39.00 · HS 27
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium1462329.67261.7611622—View→
Kennington Oval27418.500.0031———View→
Old Trafford16666.000.0066—1—View→
Bourda13939.000.0027———View→
Lord's12412.000.0018———View→
RECENT RESULTS 2 matches