Full Name

Howard Hugh Watt

Born

March 01, 1911, Rosebank, Cape Town, Cape Province

Died

August 17, 2005, Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, (aged 94y 169d)

Nicknames

Sparkle

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack obituary

WATT, HOWARD HUGH, died on August 17, 2005, aged 94. "Sparkle" Watt was a fast bowler who took 44 wickets in 12 appearances for Western Province and North-Eastern Transvaal either side of the war. His six for 84 for Western Province against Griqualand West in 1934-35 put him in line to tour England in 1935, but only two fast bowlers were eventually chosen, though he was named in a 15-man squad to play Australia at Durban in 1935-36. Watt did represent South Africa at rugby, and was the last surviving pre-war Springbok. He spent some time in the United States, and dismissed Don Bradman cheaply twice while playing for Illinois against Arthur Mailey's privately raised Australian team in 1932. Watt later presented the ball to the Newlands museum.

Howard Watt Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC12205115227.660030

Bowling

FormatMatRunsWktsBBIAve5w10w
FC121080446/8424.5420

Debut/Last Matches of Howard Watt

FC Matches

Span
1933/34 - 1946/47