# Greg Watson
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{{About|the Australian cricketer|the American best known for successfully campaigning for a U.S. constitutional amendment|Gregory Watson}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Greg Watson
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|1|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Gulgong](/source/Gulgong), New South Wales, Australia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium
| columns = 2
| column1 = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket)
| matches1 = 45
| runs1 = 552
| bat avg1 = 12.83
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 38
| deliveries1 = 7,762
| wickets1 = 102
| bowl avg1 = 37.56
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 6/45
| catches/stumpings1= 12/–
| column2 = [List A](/source/List_A_cricket)
| matches2 = 8
| runs2 = 19
| bat avg2 = 4.75
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 7
| deliveries2 = 465
| wickets2 = 21
| bowl avg2 = 11.38
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/22
| catches/stumpings2= 0/–
| source = http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8177.html Cricinfo
| date = 4 December
| year = 2012
}}
'''Gregory George Watson''' (born 29 January 1955) is a former Australian [first-class cricket](/source/first-class_cricket)er who played domestically for [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales_cricket_team) and [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia_cricket_team), as well as for [Worcestershire](/source/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club) in [English county cricket](/source/County_Championship).
==Biography==
Born in [Gulgong](/source/Gulgong), [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales),[[Cricinfo](/source/Cricinfo) gives Mudgee as Watson's place of birth. CricketArchive, however, gives it as [Gulgong](/source/Gulgong%2C_New_South_Wales), about 26 km from Mudgee.] Watson made his first-class debut for [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales_cricket_team) at the [Adelaide Oval](/source/Adelaide_Oval) against [South Australia](/source/South_Australia_cricket_team) in the 1977-78 [Sheffield Shield](/source/Sheffield_Shield). He took four wickets, his maiden victim being opposing captain [Ashley Woodcock](/source/Ashley_Woodcock), but did not bat in either innings. He played a further six games in the Shield, capturing another 13 wickets, and made a single [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) appearance in the [Gillette Cup](/source/Gillette_Cup_(Australia)), taking 1-25 from 8 eight-ball overs.
In 1978, Watson went to [England](/source/England) to play [county cricket](/source/county_cricket) for [Worcestershire](/source/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club). He had a reasonably successful season, taking 48 first-class wickets [at just under 32](/source/bowling_average) in 21 games, including a career-best 6–45 against [Sussex](/source/Sussex_County_Cricket_Club) in early August. He also made his highest score with the bat: 38 against [Somerset](/source/Somerset_County_Cricket_Club). In [one-day cricket](/source/one-day_cricket) he had great success, claiming 19 wickets at a mere 9.52 apiece, including 5-22 (again a career best) against [Combined Universities](/source/British_Universities_cricket_team) in the [Benson & Hedges Cup](/source/Benson_%26_Hedges_Cup), a performance which won him the man-of-the-match award.
The defection of many of the senior [Australian](/source/Australian_cricket_team) players to join [World Series Cricket](/source/World_Series_Cricket) in 1977 led to speculation that Watson would be a contender for the Australian team in the 1978–79 [Ashes](/source/Ashes_(cricket)) series against England.[McGilvray, A. (1978) "Alan McGilvray's Australian selections", ''England Tour of Australia 1978-79'', ABC Cricket Book, Sydney.] However, after impressive early performances, Watson had a disappointing season in 1978–79, taking only 13 first-class wickets for New South Wales at average just under 50. He returned for another season with Worcestershire in 1979, but played only nine times in first-class cricket (taking 22 wickets at 37.50) and not at all in the one-day format; from mid-July onwards he had to satisfy himself with Second XI games.
Watson was to play only one more match: a single outing in the 1979-80 Sheffield Shield for [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia_cricket_team) against [Queensland](/source/Queensland_cricket_team) at [Perth](/source/Western_Australia_Cricket_Association_Ground). The game was drawn, and Watson had a rather poor match: he conceded 135 runs from 30 six-ball overs and had only the second-innings wickets of [Ray Phillips](/source/Ray_Phillips_(cricketer)) and [Alec Parker](/source/Alec_Parker) to show for it. Watson never played first-class cricket again but continued to play English league cricket semi-professionally with Billingham, Crewe, Stourbridge and Smethwick.
After his cricket career ended, he worked as a metallurgist and systems analyst.[''Cricketer'', April 1980. p. 23.]
==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=8177}}
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Category:People from Gulgong
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