Frank Bramley Watson (September 17, 1898 – February 1, 1976) was an English first-class cricketer from St Helens who played for Lancashire.[1]
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| Full name | Frank Bramley Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 1898 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 February 1976 (aged 77) Warrington, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 to 1937 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 March 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
One of Lancashire's most prolific batsman, Watson originally batted in the middle order before moving up to opener for the latter part of his career. He made 22,833 runs for the county, with a highest score of 300 not out against Surrey in 1928.[2] In that game he set a second-wicket partnership of 371 with Ernest Tyldesley which remains a Lancashire record to this day. He finished the 1928 season with 2,583 runs, his highest tally.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Frank Watson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
- ^ "Lancashire v Surrey 1928". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Frank Watson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
External links
edit- Frank Watson at ESPNcricinfo
- Frank Watson at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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