Willie Watson (New Zealand cricketer)

William Watson (born 31 August 1965) played 15 Tests and 61 One Day Internationals for New Zealand.[1] Willie Watson was a relatively successful Fast-Medium bowler for New Zealand, one of the many who struggled to cement a place in the team during the "Golden Years" of New Zealand Cricket, The 1980s.

Willie Watson
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Watson
Born (1965-08-31) 31 August 1965
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 159)24 July 1986 v England
Last Test12 November 1993 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 54)5 April 1986 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI19 January 1994 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 15 61 93 125
Runs scored 60 86 472 173
Batting average 5.00 7.81 8.90 9.10
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 11 21 38* 21
Balls bowled 3,486 3,251 17,968 6,403
Wickets 40 74 272 159
Bowling average 34.67 30.36 27.51 26.05
5 wickets in innings 1 0 8 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/78 4/27 7/60 7/23
Catches/stumpings 4/– 9/– 23/– 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2017

References
  1. Willie Watson at ESPNcricinfo


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