Full name Edward Alfred Watts
Born August 1, 1912, Peckham, London
Died May 3, 1982, Cheam, Surrey (aged 69 years 275 days)
Major teams Surrey
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 244 | 357 | 69 | 6158 | 123 | 21.38 | 2 | 27 | 155 | 0 |
Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 244 | 37355 | 19004 | 729 | 10/67 | 26.06 | 3.05 | 51.2 | 24 | 2 |
First-class span | 1933 - 1949 |
A fast-medium bowler and middle-order batsman, what should have been Watts's golden years coincided with the war. In 1939 he took all ten against Warwickshire. He subsequently ran a sports shop in Cheam, Surrey.