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| Full name: | Willie Watson |
| Born: | 7th March 1920, Bolton-on-Dearne, Yorkshire, England |
| Died: | 23rd April 2004, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Batting: | Left-hand batter |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1951-1958/59); Yorkshire (Main FC: 1939-1957); Leicestershire (Main FC: 1958-1964); Yorkshire Second XI (Minor Counties Championship: 1938-1957); All teams |
| Yorkshire cap: 1947 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1954 | |
| Yorkshire benefit season: 1956 (raised 5,357 pounds) | |
| Leicestershire Captain: 1958 - 1961 | |
| Leicestershire cap: 1958 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Articles: | A profile of Willie Watson |
| Pictures: | Portrait of Willie Watson |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1951-1958/59) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England | 23 | 37 | 3 | 879 | 116 | 25.85 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1939-1964) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 468 | 753 | 109 | 25670 | 257 | 39.86 | 55 | 132 | 295 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1939-1964) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 194 | 5 | 127 | 0 | 0-1 | 3.92 | ||||
| Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1938-1957) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Yorkshire Second XI | 24 | 35 | 5 | 1125 | 168 | 37.50 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Bowling (1938-1957) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Yorkshire Second XI | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1-2 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 3.81 |