Full name Ryan Robert Watson
Born November 12, 1976, Salisbury (now Harare), Rhodesia
Current age 32 years 361 days
Major teams Scotland
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 34 | 34 | 4 | 956 | 123* | 31.86 | 1283 | 74.51 | 1 | 6 | 101 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| T20Is | 8 | 7 | 0 | 133 | 54 | 19.00 | 123 | 108.13 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| First-class | 15 | 22 | 0 | 843 | 167 | 38.31 | 1558 | 54.10 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | ||
| List A | 139 | 134 | 10 | 3275 | 123* | 26.41 | 3 | 18 | 53 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 133 | 54 | 19.00 | 123 | 108.13 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 34 | 17 | 570 | 528 | 12 | 3/18 | 3/18 | 44.00 | 5.55 | 47.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 8 | 3 | 42 | 58 | 3 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 19.33 | 8.28 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 15 | 842 | 455 | 19 | 5/74 | 23.94 | 3.24 | 44.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| List A | 139 | 3467 | 3038 | 79 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 38.45 | 5.25 | 43.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 58 | 3 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 19.33 | 8.28 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Scotland v Pakistan at Edinburgh, Jun 27, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Scotland v Australia at Edinburgh, Aug 28, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Pakistan v Scotland at Durban, Sep 12, 2007 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Scotland v South Africa at The Oval, Jun 7, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2004 |
| Last First-class | Scotland v Ireland at Aberdeen, Aug 17-20, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2002 |
| Last List A | Scotland v Australia at Edinburgh, Aug 28, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Pakistan v Scotland at Durban, Sep 12, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Scotland v South Africa at The Oval, Jun 7, 2009 scorecard |
A powerful middle-order batsman, Watson carries a lot of expectation with him when he walks to the middle - not least after being appointed Scotland captain in April 2007. He was born in Zimbabwe, and claims to support South Africa, but has been a key figure in Scotland's impressive strides over recent years. He struck 80 against Pakistan on his ODI debut in 2006 and hammered his first century against Canada during the ICC Tri-series in Mombasa in early 2007. His medium-pace is a useful addition. He stepped in as skipper when Craig Wright left the World Cup for personal reasons and was officially appointed captain when Wright announced his departure after Scotland's early exit from the 2007 World Cup. Watson was retained as captain for Scotland's Twenty20 World Championship squad in September.
Andrew McGlashan August 2007
- New Zealand blast their way past Scotland (Jun 6, 2009)
- Hamilton named Scotland captain (May 1, 2009)
- Watson stands down as Scotland captain (Apr 28, 2009)
- Watson's future hangs in the balance (Apr 27, 2009)
- The inquests set to start for Scotland (Apr 19, 2009)
Jun 6, 2009
Ryan Watson goes on the offensive
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Apr 8, 2009
Scotland captain Ryan Watson in action during the heavy defeat against Canada
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Aug 18, 2008
Kevin Pietersen and Ryan Watson at the toss with Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond
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