Chester Watson

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INTL CAREER: 1960 - 1962
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Full Name

Chester Donald Watson

Born

July 01, 1938, Negril, Westmoreland, Jamaica

Age

85y 262d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast

Chester Watson was a wristy fast bowler who took wickets, but was expensive in the process. His approach to the wicket was smooth, and he was reckoned to be only fractionally slower than Wes Hall, with a devastating yorker. He made his debut against England in 1959-60, playing in all five Tests and taking 16 wickets, and he then went to Australia in 1960-61 where he played once. His final outing came at home to India in 1961-62. He played in the Lancashire Leagues for Church from 1961, and as he rarely returned to the Caribbean, that effectively ended his international claims. While in Lancashire he qualified as an accountant, and when his playing career ended he traveled the world in that capacity. He subsequently became chairman of the Jamaican Board of Control.
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Chester Watson Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests7611252.40000010
FC32348198507.6101--140

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests7131458724194/626/15738.102.9776.7100
FC32--2726856/33-32.07---10
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Debut/Last Matches of Chester Watson

Recent Matches of Chester Watson

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
North Zone vs West Zone111/8012-Jan-1963DelhiFC
North Zone vs East Zone124/41 & 2/3331-Dec-1962Eden GardensFC
West Indies vs India01/20 & 0/616-Feb-1962Port of SpainTest # 525
West Indies vs Australia4 & 51/73 & 1/3230-Dec-1960MelbourneTest # 500
West Indians vs Queensland60/72 & 2/2502-Dec-1960BrisbaneFC

Photos of Chester Watson

Gerry Alexander, Lance Gibbs, Chester Watson and Jackie Hendriks in Brisbane for the 40-year reunion of the tied Test