How many Test runs has Willie Watson scored?

Willie Watson has 879 runs in 37 Test innings from 23 matches at an average of 25.85. Highest score: 116.

What is Willie Watson's Test batting average?

Willie Watson's Test batting average is 25.85, from 879 runs and 37 innings.

How many international centuries does Willie Watson have?

Willie Watson has 2 international hundreds: 2 in Test.

Which teams has Willie Watson played international cricket for?

Willie Watson is recorded for England in this publication.

When did Willie Watson play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1951 to 1959. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Willie Watson

Middle-order batter · 1951 to 1959 · 23 internationals

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23Internationals

879Runs

2Hundreds

-Wickets

8Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	23	37	3	879	116	25.85	-	-	2	3	3	-	2

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	23	44	8	0	8	0.181	1 (1ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Willie Watson: Test stats

Test

23 matches · 1951-1959

879runs

Matches: 23
Average: 25.85
Strike rate: -
Hundreds: 2
Highest: 116
Fifties: 3

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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	37	37	-	0	1951-06-07	1959-03-14	Complete

Questions fans ask about Willie Watson

How many Test runs has Willie Watson scored?: Willie Watson has 879 runs in 37 Test innings from 23 matches at an average of 25.85. Highest score: 116.
What is Willie Watson's Test batting average?: Willie Watson's Test batting average is 25.85, from 879 runs and 37 innings.
How many international centuries does Willie Watson have?: Willie Watson has 2 international hundreds: 2 in Test.
Which teams has Willie Watson played international cricket for?: Willie Watson is recorded for England in this publication.
When did Willie Watson play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1951 to 1959. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

23 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

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

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TEST CAREER · 1951 to 1959

Willie Watson in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

879Runs

25.85Average

-Strike rate

2Hundreds

3Fifties

116Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	23	37	3	879	116	25.85	-	-	2	3	3	-	2

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	23	44	8	0	8	0.181	1 (1ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings

Test runs by year

Last 20 Test innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

Test innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How Test innings ended

Caught15 · 40.5%

Bowled13 · 35.1%

LBW3 · 8.1%

Run out1 · 2.7%

Stumped2 · 5.4%

Not out3 · 8.1%

Test batting position: average and innings

140.754 inns

225.507 inns

313.005 inns

418.001 inns

526.9316 inns

620.664 inns

7-0 inns

8-0 inns

9-0 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

193runs

19.30average

-strike rate

150s

0100s

Test record by situation

complete career

Willie Watson: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Australia	7	13	0	272	109	20.92	-	-	1	0	2	-	0
West Indies	5	10	2	224	116	28.00	-	-	1	0	1	-	1
South Africa	6	9	0	268	79	29.77	-	-	0	2	0	-	1
New Zealand	4	4	0	97	66	24.25	-	-	0	1	0	6	0
India	1	1	1	18	18*	N/A	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	23	37	3	879	116	25.85	-	-	2	3	3	-	2

Willie Watson: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Home	14	21	1	562	109	28.10	-	-	1	3	1	-	1
Away	9	16	2	317	116	22.64	-	-	1	0	2	-	1
All	23	37	3	879	116	25.85	-	-	2	3	3	-	2

Willie Watson: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	8	8	1	168	79	24.00	-	-	0	1	2	-	0
2nd innings of the match	15	15	0	296	66	19.73	-	-	0	2	0	-	1
3rd innings of the match	5	5	0	73	40	14.60	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
4th innings of the match	9	9	2	342	116	48.85	-	-	2	0	1	-	1
All	23	37	3	879	116	25.85	-	-	2	3	3	-	2

Willie Watson: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
No. 1	3	4	0	163	116	40.75	-	-	1	0	0	-	0
No. 2	6	7	1	153	66	25.50	-	-	0	1	1	-	0
No. 3	4	5	1	52	27*	13.00	-	-	0	0	1	-	1
No. 4	1	1	0	18	18	18.00	-	-	0	0	0	2	0
No. 5	12	16	0	431	109	26.93	-	-	1	2	1	-	1
No. 6	4	4	1	62	25	20.66	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	23	37	3	879	116	25.85	-	-	2	3	3	-	2

Willie Watson: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Won	8	12	2	313	79	31.30	-	-	0	2	0	-	1
Lost	6	12	0	283	116	23.58	-	-	1	1	2	-	1
Drawn	9	13	1	283	109	23.58	-	-	1	0	1	-	0
All	23	37	3	879	116	25.85	-	-	2	3	3	-	2

Willie Watson: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1951	5	7	0	240	79	34.28	-	-	0	2	0	-	1
1952	1	1	1	18	18*	N/A	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
1953	3	5	0	168	109	33.60	-	-	1	0	0	-	0
1954	5	10	2	224	116	28.00	-	-	1	0	1	-	1
1955	1	2	0	28	25	14.00	-	-	0	0	0	3	0
1956	2	4	0	32	18	8.00	-	-	0	0	1	2	0
1958	3	4	0	83	66	20.75	-	-	0	1	1	5	0
1959	3	4	0	86	40	21.50	-	-	0	0	0	6	0
All	23	37	3	879	116	25.85	-	-	2	3	3	-	2

Willie Watson: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Kennington Oval	4	6	1	102	31	20.40	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
Lord's	3	5	0	216	109	43.20	-	-	1	1	0	28	0
Sabina Park	2	4	1	143	116	47.66	-	-	1	0	0	-	0
Trent Bridge	2	4	0	70	57	17.50	-	-	0	1	1	-	1
Headingley	2	3	0	71	32	23.66	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
Old Trafford	3	3	0	103	66	34.33	-	-	0	1	0	9	0
All	23	37	3	879	116	25.85	-	-	2	3	3	-	2

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Hundreds 2

Best Test performances

Willie Watson: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
116	-	-	16	0	West Indies	Sabina Park	1954-01-15
109	-	-	16	0	Australia	Lord's	1953-06-25
79	-	-	9	0	South Africa	Lord's	1951-06-21
66	-	-	4	0	New Zealand	Old Trafford	1958-07-24
57	-	-	7	1	South Africa	Trent Bridge	1951-06-07
40	135	29.62	4	0	Australia	Adelaide Oval	1959-01-30
32	-	-	-	0	South Africa	Headingley	1951-07-26
32	-	-	-	0	West Indies	Queen's Park Oval	1954-03-17
31	-	-	-	0	South Africa	Kennington Oval	1951-08-16
27*	-	-	-	1	West Indies	Bourda	1954-02-24

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1959-03-14	New Zealand	11	-	Eden Park	Match drawn
1959-02-27	New Zealand	10	-	Lancaster Park	England won by inns & 99 runs
1959-01-30	Australia	25 & 40	-	Adelaide Oval	Australia won by 10 wickets
1958-12-31	Australia	0 & 7	-	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Australia won by 8 wickets
1958-08-21	New Zealand	10	-	Kennington Oval	Match drawn
1958-07-24	New Zealand	66	-	Old Trafford	England won by inns & 13 runs
1956-06-21	Australia	6 & 18	-	Lord's	Australia won by 185 runs
1956-06-07	Australia	0 & 8	-	Trent Bridge	Match drawn
1955-08-13	South Africa	25 & 3	-	Kennington Oval	England won by 92 runs
1954-03-30	West Indies	4 & 20*	-	Sabina Park	England won by 9 wickets