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Full Name
John Russell Watkins
Born
April 16, 1943, Newcastle, New South Wales
Age
81y 33d
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Legbreak Googly
John Watkins was a legspinner from country New South Wales plucked out of obscurity to play his only Test against Pakistan in 1972-73 after only five first-class appearances in which he had taken 11 wickets at 37.18 - his reputation had been established in grade cricket for Newcastle. He struggled with the ball, but a career-best 36 helped the Aussies set up an unlikely victory. Watkins went on the West Indian tour that followed, but wasn't risked in the Tests, and hardly played at all. Keith Stackpole dubbed him "possibly the luckiest player ever to represent Australia", and recalled how in one of the tour games "he almost hit the square-leg umpire with the widest full-toss I've seen." His always-fragile confidence fractured, Watkins never played first-class cricket again.
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John Watkins Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 36 | 39.00 | 166 | 23.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FC | 10 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 36 | 10.00 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
Bowling
Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 1 | 1 | 48 | 21 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FC | 10 | - | - | 726 | 20 | 4/72 | - | 36.30 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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Recent Matches of John Watkins
Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Ground | Format |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia vs Pakistan | 3* & 36 | 0/21 | 06-Jan-1973 | Sydney | Test # 707 |
NSW vs Victoria | 0 & 11* | 0/2 & 0/67 | 29-Dec-1972 | Sydney | FC |
NSW vs Victoria | 0 | 4/75 & 2/92 | 23-Dec-1972 | Melbourne | FC |
NSW vs West Aust | 0 | 0/33 | 01-Dec-1972 | Sydney | FC |
NSW vs South Aust | 0* | 0/13 & 0/15 | 24-Nov-1972 | Sydney | FC |
Debut/Last Matches of John Watkins
Test Matches
FC Matches