Greg Watson
- January 10, 2024
- Cricketer
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Greg Watson Biography
| Name | Greg Watson |
| Birthday | Jan 29 |
| Birth Year | 1955 |
| Home Town | Mudgee |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Greg Watson is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on January 29, 1955 in Mudgee, Australia. Gregory George Watson (born 29 January 1955) is an ex- Australian First-class cricketer, who was a player in the domestic league for New South Wales and Western Australia as well as playing for Worcestershire for English County Cricket.
Watson was scheduled to play just one match more only once during the 1979-1980 Sheffield Shield for Western Australia against Queensland in Perth. The game ended in a draw however, Watson himself played a poor game: he gave up 135 runs over 30 overs of six balls and was left with only the wickets of the second innings that included Ray Phillips and Alec Parker to demonstrate it. Watson did not play in the first class ever again, though he continued to play semi-professionally with Billingham , Crewe, Stourbridge and Smethwick.
The year was 1978 and Watson moved to England as a county player for Worcestershire. He was able to have a fairly successful season in which he took 48 first-class wickets with just under 32 in just 21 games. He also scored a career-best 645 in a game against Sussex in the beginning of August. He also scored his best score in the field 38 in the match against Somerset. In one-day cricket, he scored amazing success, taking 19 wickets for 9.52 per wicket, which included 5-22 (again an all-time high) in the match against Combined Universities in the Benson and Hedges Cup. It was the performance that earned him the Man-of-the-Match award.
Greg Watson Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cricketer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Greg Watson is one of the richest Cricketer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Greg Watson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The departure of a number of older Australian athletes to World Series Cricket in 1977 resulted in speculation that Watson could be a potential candidate to be a member of the Australian team for the 1978/79 Ashes series against England. But, despite his first-class performance, Watson had a disappointing season in 1978/79, registering only 13 first-class wickets in New South Wales at average less than 50. Watson returned for a second season in Worcestershire at the end of 1979 however, he played just 9 times during first-class cricket (taking 22 wickets at 37.50) and was not any time in the one-day format. beginning in mid-July, he was forced to eat an entirely vegetarian diet from Second XI games.
In Gulgong, New South Wales, Watson made his first-class debut for New South Wales at the Adelaide Oval against South Australia in the 1977-78 Sheffield Shield. Watson took four wickets, his first victim being the captain Ashley Woodcock, but did not bat in either of the innings. He was a part of seven games during the Shield and took another 13 wickets. He played a single List A appearance in the Gillette Cup, taking 1-25 from eight eight-ball overs.
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