Full name Shane Robert Watson
Born June 17, 1981, Ipswich, Queensland
Current age 36 years 306 days
Major teams Australia, Chennai Super Kings, Hampshire, Islamabad United, New South Wales, Queensland, Quetta Gladiators, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, St Lucia Zouks, Sydney Sixers, Sydney Thunder, Tasmania
Nickname Watto
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height 1.83 m
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
59 | 109 | 3 | 3731 | 176 | 35.19 | 7094 | 52.59 | 4 | 24 | 483 | 31 | 45 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
190 | 169 | 27 | 5757 | 185* | 40.54 | 6365 | 90.44 | 9 | 33 | 570 | 131 | 64 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
58 | 56 | 6 | 1462 | 124* | 29.24 | 1006 | 145.32 | 1 | 10 | 115 | 83 | 20 | 0 |
First-class | 137 | 241 | 19 | 9451 | 203* | 42.57 | 20 | 54 | 109 | 0 | ||||
List A | 265 | 241 | 36 | 7915 | 185* | 38.60 | 9187 | 86.15 | 11 | 46 | 88 | 0 | ||
T20s ![]() |
261 | 253 | 29 | 6524 | 124* | 29.12 | 4704 | 138.69 | 3 | 38 | 566 | 340 | 74 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
59 | 93 | 5495 | 2526 | 75 | 6/33 | 6/51 | 33.68 | 2.75 | 73.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
190 | 163 | 6466 | 5342 | 168 | 4/36 | 4/36 | 31.79 | 4.95 | 38.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
58 | 49 | 930 | 1187 | 48 | 4/15 | 4/15 | 24.72 | 7.65 | 19.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 137 | 12164 | 6294 | 210 | 7/69 | 29.97 | 3.10 | 57.9 | 7 | 1 | |||
List A | 265 | 8406 | 7063 | 213 | 4/36 | 4/36 | 33.15 | 5.04 | 39.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
261 | 222 | 4315 | 5660 | 214 | 4/15 | 4/15 | 26.44 | 7.87 | 20.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, Jan 2-5, 2005 scorecard |
Last Test | England v Australia at Cardiff, Jul 8-11, 2015 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | South Africa v Australia at Centurion, Mar 24, 2002 scorecard |
Last ODI | England v Australia at Lord's, Sep 5, 2015 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20I | India v Australia at Mohali, Mar 27, 2016 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 2000/01 |
Last First-class | Northamptonshire v Australians at Northampton, Aug 14-16, 2015 scorecard |
List A debut | 2000/01 |
Last List A | New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Oct 18, 2015 scorecard |
T20s debut | Essex v Hampshire at Chelmsford, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings at Mohali, Apr 15, 2018 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/15, 11 | Super Kings | v Kings XI | Mohali | 15 Apr 2018 | T20 |
2/39, 42 | Super Kings | v KKR | Chennai | 10 Apr 2018 | T20 |
2/29, 16 | Super Kings | v Mum Indians | Mumbai | 7 Apr 2018 | T20 |
8, 1/31 | Quetta Glad | v Islamabad Un | Sharjah | 15 Mar 2018 | T20 |
0/50, 12 | Quetta Glad | v Qalandars | Sharjah | 14 Mar 2018 | T20 |
2/26, 37 | Quetta Glad | v Zalmi | Dubai (DSC) | 10 Mar 2018 | T20 |
90*, 1/18 | Quetta Glad | v Karachi Kngs | Dubai (DSC) | 8 Mar 2018 | T20 |
1/37, 26 | Quetta Glad | v Sultans | Dubai (DSC) | 7 Mar 2018 | T20 |
19, 0/6 | Quetta Glad | v Sultans | Sharjah | 3 Mar 2018 | T20 |
47, 1/16 | Quetta Glad | v Zalmi | Sharjah | 1 Mar 2018 | T20 |
To conquer international cricket, Shane Watson first had to beat his fragile body. Despite boasting an athletic figure made for photo shoots, Watson's frame was so brittle it threatened to break him. He refused to give up. Not through recurrences of back stress fractures, hamstring strains, calf problems, hip complaints, a dislocated shoulder or a suspected heart attack that turned out to be food poisoning. He changed his training, preferring pilates to weights, gave up alcohol, but not his dream. It finally paid off in 2009, when he was chosen as a Test opener in the middle of the Ashes series. Many batsmen would have been uncomfortable with the promotion from the middle order, especially after failing when given the job with Queensland, but Watson had become used to re-inventing himself. With a history of setbacks, it was not a surprise that his first Test century became such a drama, but after two scores in the 90s and an 89, he finally brought it up at the MCG against Pakistan - thanks to a single from a dropped catch. He had earned some luck. A productive few years as a Test opener led to back-to-back Allan Border Medals but by 2011-12, injury had again interceded. He returned to the Test team in 2012 but spent the rest of his career floating up and down the order in search of a place to call his own.
Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year - 2002
Australian One-Day International Player of the Year - 2010,2011, 2012
Australian Test Player of the Year - 2011
Allan Border Medal - 2010,2011
Australian Twenty20 International Player of the Year - 2012, 2013