George Watson
England
Full Name
George Sutton Watson
Born
April 10, 1907, Milton Regis, Kent
Died
April 01, 1974, Guildford, Surrey, (aged 66y 356d)
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Left arm Medium
Other
Coach
TEAMS
Wisden obituary
George Sutton Watson, who died on April 1, aged 64, was two years in the Shrewsbury XI and played a few times for Kent as an amateur in 1928 and 1929. From 1935 to 1950 he played as a professional for Leicestershire, for whom he scored over 8000 runs. He was an attacking bat and a glorious field, usually in the deep or at cover: even before the days of artificially shortened boundaries he could return the ball full toss to the wicket from the boundary with either hand. After his retirement he was for a time pro at Cranleigh. As a soccer player he gained two amateur caps for England and later played for Charlton Athletic as a pro
The Cricketer, June 1973
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