| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bradley-John Watling | |||
| Born | 9 July 1985 Durban, South Africa |
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| Batting style | Right-hand | |||
| Role | Batsman | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | New Zealand | |||
| Test debut | 11 December 2009 v Pakistan | |||
| Last Test | 4 November 2010 v India | |||
| ODI debut | 13 August 2010 v Sri Lanka | |||
| Last ODI | 17 October 2010 v Bangladesh | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2004 – | Northern Districts | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Test | FC | LA | T20s |
| Matches | 5 | 48 | 54 | 25 |
| Runs scored | 203 | 2,468 | 1,781 | 440 |
| Batting average | 25.27 | 29.73 | 37.10 | 22.00 |
| 100s/50s | 0/1 | 5/12 | 5/12 | –/1 |
| Top score | 60* | 153 | 145* | 73 |
| Balls bowled | - | 47 | – | – |
| Wickets | - | 2 | – | – |
| Bowling average | - | 19.50 | – | – |
| 5 wickets in innings | - | 0 | – | – |
| 10 wickets in match | - | 0 | – | – |
| Best bowling | - | 2/31 | – | – |
| Catches/stumpings | 7/0 | 58/– | 27/– | 11/0 |
| Source: CricketArchive, 8 November 2010 | ||||
Bradley-John Watling (born 9 July 1985), known as BJ Watling, is a South African-born New Zealand cricketer currently representing Northern Districts Knights. While at Hamilton Boys' High School he won the Gillette Cup twice and he played in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2004. One of his greatest achievements at Hamilton Boys' High School was contributing to a 200 + run partnership with Daniel Boughtwood which remains a 1st IV record.
He was selected in New Zealand's squad to play a One Day International and Twenty20 International series against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and Dubai in October and November 2009. Although he was not selected in the ODI series, which New Zealand won 2–1, he made his international debut when he kept wicket in the first Twenty20 International in Dubai, which New Zealand lost by 49 runs.[1] After showing strong form for the Knights in domestic cricket, Watling replaced Peter Fulton in New Zealand's squad for the third Test against Pakistan in December 2009.[2] Watling opened with Tim McIntosh and they provided some uncharacteristic stability to New Zealand's opening partnership. Watling, however, was out caught after an opening stand of 60 runs. In the second innings, Watling hit an unbeaten, quickfire 60 runs from 62 balls, his first half century in Test cricket. Watling and McIntosh made an opening stand of 90 before rain ended play and any New Zealand hopes of victory.
On 13 August 2010 Watling made his ODI Debut against Sri Lanka in the 2010 Triangular series he scored 55 runs of 68 deliveries despite his superb knock and a support from Nathan McCullum New Zealand collapsed at 192 and eventually Sri Lanka won the game by three-wickets and losing seven in the process.[3]