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Full name | William Watson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 31 August 1965|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut(cap 159) | 24 July 1986 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 12 November 1993 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut(cap 54) | 5 April 1986 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 19 January 1994 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1984/85–1994/95 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,4 February 2017 |
William Watson (born 31 August 1965) is a former New Zealand cricketer.
A right-arm fast-medium bowler,Watson played 15 Tests and 61 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1986 and 1994. [1] [2] He took his best Test bowling figures of 6 for 78 against Pakistan in Lahore in October 1990. [3]
Watson played first-class cricket for Auckland from 1984–85 to 1994–95. [2] He took his best first-class figures of 7 for 60 in Auckland's innings victory over Central Districts in 1989–90. [4]
Since retiring from cricket,Watson has worked for Lion,Cadbury and DB Breweries and is now National Business Manager for Bic. [5]
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