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Full name | George Sutton Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Milton Regis, Kent, England | 10 April 1907||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 April 1974 Guildford, Surrey, England | (aged 66)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1928–1929 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1935–1950 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 21 May 2012 |
George Sutton Watson (10 April 1907 – 1 April 1974) was an English cricketer and footballer.[1]
Born in Milton Regis in Kent, Watson was educated at Shrewsbury School.[2] He appeared in eight first-class games for Kent's First XI between 1928 and 1929, having played for the Second XI since 1926. He played the vast majority of his cricket instead for Leicestershire - 225 appearances and over 8000 runs as a professional.[3] His 1973 obituary in Wisden described him as "an attacking bat and a glorious field." His right-handed batting brought him five centuries for Leicestershire, and he took a single wicket with very occasional left-arm medium pace bowling.[4]
A keen footballer, he also played twice for England in 1930 as an amateur, and played for Charlton Athletic, Maidstone United, Crystal Palace, Nuneaton Town and Gloucester City.[4][5]
He died in Guildford, Surrey, in 1974.