Francis Watson (cricketer)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Francis Edward Watson | ||||||||||||||
| Born |
9 August 1860 Saint Helena | ||||||||||||||
| Died |
27 October 1930 (aged 70) Te Puke, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | George Watson | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1879 | West Coast | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 6 March 2013 | |||||||||||||||
Francis Edward Watson (9 August 1860 – 27 October 1930) was a New Zealand cricketer. Born on Saint Helena, a small island in the South Atlantic Ocean,[1] Watson played only a single match at first-class level, which came during the 1879–80 season in New Zealand.[2] He represented a combined "West Coast" team, which consisted of players from the western regions of New Zealand's North Island. In the match, played against Wellington at the Basin Reserve in December 1879, Watson batted third in the West Coast team's first innings, scoring six runs. Although his team eventually the match by six wickets, he did not bat a second time.[3] In later life, Watson settled in Te Puke, in the Bay of Plenty, dying there in October 1930.[1] His older brother, George Watson, was also a cricketer, and played several matches for Canterbury.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Francis Watson profile and statistics – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ↑ First-class matches played by Francis Watson (1) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ↑ Wellington v West Coast (North Island), First-Class matches in New Zealand 1879/80 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ↑ George Watson profile and statistics – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2013.