The Hon. Ronald Bannatyne Watson (28 September 1883 — 22 January 1966) was a Scottish first-class cricketer, cricket administrator, and advocate.
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| Full name | Ronald Bannatyne Watson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1883 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 January 1966 (aged 82) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| 1913 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 October 2022 | |||||||||||||||
The son of William Watson, Baron Watson and Margaret Bannatyne, he was born at Edinburgh in September 1883. He was educated at Marlborough College, before matriculating to Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] Having studied law at Cambridge, Watson was appointed an advocate in 1909.[2] A club cricketer for Grange,[3] Watson made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Edinburgh in 1913.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was run out in Scotland's first innings for 5 runs and was dismissed for 6 runs in their second innings by Frederick Shaw.[5] Watson served in the British Army during the First World War, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Scots in October 1914.[6] By August 1915, he was a lieutenant serving as an adjutant.[7] Watson later served as the president of the Scottish Cricket Union in 1933.[3] He died at Edinburgh in January 1966.
References
edit- ^ Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904. Marlborough College. 1905. p. 552.
- ^ Mackenzie, Major John E. (1921). University of Edinburgh Roll of Honour 1914–1919. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. p. 716.
- ^ a b "Presidents and Honorary Members". www.cricketscotland.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ronald Watson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1913". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "No. 28935". The London Gazette. 13 October 1914. p. 8149.
- ^ "No. 29249". The London Gazette. 3 August 1915. p. 7583.