Matthew John Corbett Watson (born 4 April 1987), is an English cricketer. Watson is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg breaks. He was born in Barnet, London and educated at Dr Challoner's Grammar School in Amersham before studying at Oxford Brookes University.[1]
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| Full name | Matthew John Corbett Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 April 1987 Barnet, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2015 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Oxford UCCE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Watson made his debut for Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club in the 2007 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Hertfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire between 2007 and 2015, which included 17 Minor Counties Championship matches[2] and 16 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[3] Watson made his first-class cricket debut for Oxford UCCE against Worcestershire in 2009. He played a further five first-class fixtures spread over 2009 and 2010, the last coming against Middlesex.[4]
Roger Watson, his uncle, played two first-class cricket matches for Lancashire.
References
edit- ^ "Profile of Matt Watson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Matthew Watson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Matthew Watson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Matt Walker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2011.