Leo Watson (cricketer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Leo Cooper Watson |
| Born | 30 July 1885 St Helens, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 21 November 1961 (aged 76) Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Relations | Harold Watson (brother) |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1911/12 | Otago |
Source: CricInfo, 27 May 2016 | |
Leo Cooper Watson (30 July 1885 – 21 November 1961) was an English-born cricketer. He played one first-class match in New Zealand for Otago during the 1911–12 season.[1]
Watson was born at St Helens in Lancashire in 1885.[2] His father was a groundsman in the county and the family lived at Salford for a time where his older brother, Harold, played cricket before migrating to New Zealand in 1905.[2][3]
Leo Watson followed his brother to the Dominion in 1909, leaving London on the SS Turakina[4] and played cricket for the Carisbrook club in Dunedin before leaving for Wellington the following year.[5] By 1911 he was living at Christchurch and playing club cricket for the Sydenham club.[6] His only first-class match was a December 1910 fixture between Otago and Canterbury played at Lancaster Park in Christchurch. Watson scored 10 runs in each innings and did not bowl.[7]
Watson went on to play for and captain the Sunnyside club at Papanui in Christchurch.[8] He grew tomatoes for a living and died in the city in 1961 at the age of 76.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Leo Watson". CricInfo. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b c McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 136. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ Notes by Long Slip, Otago Witness, issue 2732, 25 July 1906, p. 58. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 19 February 2024.)
- ^ Personal notes from London, Otago Daily Times, issue 14680, 13 November 1909, p. 14. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 19 February 2024.)
- ^ Cricket, Otago Witness, issue 2958, 23 November 1910, p. 60. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 19 February 2024.)
- ^ Canterbury Association, The Press, volume L, issue 15138, 30 November 1914, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 19 February 2024.)
- ^ Leo Watson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ Papanui news, The Press, volume LXIX, issue 20772, 4 February 1933, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 19 February 2024.)