CRICKET WICKETWillie Watson
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
Scorecard coverage and data completeness
Career snapshots and available scorecards have different scopes. These counts describe recorded batting or bowling innings, not every international appearance.
| Format | Matches | Bat inns | Balls recorded | Boundaries recorded | First scorecard | Latest scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 23 | 37 | 5 | 24 | 1951-06-07 | 1959-03-14 |
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 23
- Innings
- 37
- Runs
- 879
- Average
- 25.85
- Strike rate
- —
- Highest score
- 116
- Not outs
- 3
- 100s
- 2
- 50s
- 3
- Ducks
- 3
- 4s
- —
- 6s
- 2
- Balls faced
- —
Bowling
- Matches
- 23
- Innings
- —
- Balls
- —
- Maidens
- —
- Runs conceded
- —
- Wickets
- —
- Average
- N/A
- Economy
- N/A
- Strike rate
- N/A
- Best innings
- -
- Best match
- -
- 4 wickets
- —
- 5 wickets
- —
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 23
- Innings
- 44
- Catches
- 8
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 8
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 8
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.181
- Best innings
- 1 (1ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
23 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-03-14 | England v New Zealand | Test | Match drawn |
| 1959-02-27 | England v New Zealand | Test | England won by inns & 99 runs |
| 1959-01-30 | Australia v England | Test | Australia won by 10 wickets |
| 1958-12-31 | Australia v England | Test | Australia won by 8 wickets |
| 1958-08-21 | England v New Zealand | Test | Match drawn |
| 1958-07-24 | England v New Zealand | Test | England won by inns & 13 runs |
| 1956-06-21 | Australia v England | Test | Australia won by 185 runs |
| 1956-06-07 | Australia v England | Test | Match drawn |
| 1955-08-13 | England v South Africa | Test | England won by 92 runs |
| 1954-03-30 | England v West Indies | Test | England won by 9 wickets |
| 1954-03-17 | England v West Indies | Test | Match drawn |
| 1954-02-24 | England v West Indies | Test | England won by 9 wickets |
Performance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 1951240 runs
- 195218 runs
- 1953168 runs
- 1954224 runs
- 195528 runs
- 195632 runs
- 195883 runs
- 195986 runs
Exact yearly figures · 8 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 3 | 4 | 86 | 40 | 21.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1958 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 66 | 20.75 | — | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1956 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 8.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1955 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 14.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1954 | 5 | 10 | 224 | 116 | 28.00 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1953 | 3 | 5 | 168 | 109 | 33.60 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | N/A | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1951 | 5 | 7 | 240 | 79 | 34.28 | — | 0 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v South Africa · Nottingham
- First century in this archive · 109 runs
Test v Australia · Lord's
- Highest recorded innings · 116 runs
Test v West Indies · Kingston
- Latest available scorecard
Test v New Zealand · Auckland