Mark Watt

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Mark Watt
Personal information
Full nameMark Robert James Watt
Born (1996-07-29) 29 July 1996 (age 25)
Edinburgh, Scotland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 61)8 September 2016 v Hong Kong
Last ODI2 October 2021 v Oman
T20I debut (cap 40)18 June 2015 v Ireland
Last T20I7 November 2021 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018Lancashire
2019Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 33 45 4 49
Runs scored 175 88 128 235
Batting average 15.90 8.00 64.00 13.05
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 31* 22 81* 36
Balls bowled 1,719 966 726 2,425
Wickets 38 55 8 52
Bowling average 31.10 20.05 40.25 33.53
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/42 5/27 3/60 4/42
Catches/stumpings 7/– 8/– 2/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 November 2021

Mark Robert James Watt (born 29 July 1996) is a Scottish cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 International debut against Ireland on 18 June 2015.[2] He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 31 July 2015 against Nepal.[3] On 5 February 2016 he took his first five-wicket haul in a T20I match, picking up five wickets for 27 runs against the Netherlands in the UAE.[4] He made his first-class debut in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 9 August 2016 against the United Arab Emirates.[5] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Hong Kong on 8 September 2016.[6]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[7][8] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[9]

In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[10] In May 2021, during the ODI series against the Netherlands, Watt took his 100th wicket in international cricket for Scotland.[11] In September 2021, Watt was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mark Watt". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Scotland tour of Ireland, 1st T20I: Ireland v Scotland at Bready, Jun 18, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 8th Match: Scotland v Nepal at Ayr, Jul 31, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Watt five-for bundles Netherlands out for 103". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  5. ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Scotland v United Arab Emirates at Ayr, Aug 9–12, 2016". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. ^ "1st ODI: Scotland v Hong Kong at Edinburgh, Sep 8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Scotland lose to Netherlands by 14 runs as Max O'Dowd hits 82 in Rotterdam". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

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