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Watson has played five tests and two ODIs for the country. In his international career from 1986 to 1982, he scored 97 runs in half a century in Testing and only 11 runs in ODI. He took 8 red ball cricket wickets at medium rate and 2 white ball wickets.
The SUV was called up for the Rhodesia and South Africa tour in the 1986 season. He made 50 in the first innings of his debut test in Cape Town, with zero wickets. He was unable to pitch in the second inning due to an ankle injury. Australia won the only match in the series.
The next game in the series could not be played due to this injury. He returned to the team in the fourth Test of the series in Johannesburg and took 2 wickets for the best 6 races of his career.
The injury was the biggest obstacle in his career. The worst experience was in the 1971-72 season. For the rest of the World Series match, an insurer for Tony Greig hit his nose and Watson was about to die! The doctors advised him to quit the game. But he returned to the field after six weeks. He played the last two tests of his career on the 1982 England tour.
Sheffield Shield is the first Australian player to play in three different states in a colorful national cricket race. Watson has played a total of 108 first-class matches for Victoria, Western Australia and New South Wales. He has scored 4,084 runs in 6 centuries and 25 half centuries and has taken 18 wickets with an average of 25.31.
Joining Western Australia in the 1981-82 season, Watson was instrumental in helping the team win the Sheffield-Shield title in the 1981-82, 1982-83, and 1984-85 seasons.
Former Australian captain and roommate Ian Chappell has mourned Watson’s death.
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