Arthur Watson (cricketer, born 1866)
English cricketer
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Arthur Lacon Watson (27 August 1866 — 28 June 1955) was an English first-class cricketer.
Northwood, Isle of Wight, England
Wootton Bridge, Isle of Wight, England
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Arthur Lacon Watson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 1866 Northwood, Isle of Wight, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 June 1955 (aged 88) Wootton Bridge, Isle of Wight, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Arthur Watson (father) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1885–1893 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
| 1888 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||
The son of the Reverend Arthur Watson, he was born in Northwood, Isle of Wight, in August 1866. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] after which he matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] In the same year that he matriculated, Watson made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Sussex at Southampton. While studying at Cambridge, he also made one first-class appearance for the Cambridge University Cricket Club against Surrey at The Oval in 1888.[3] In his two first-class matches, he scored 26 runs with a high score of 22.[4] After graduating from Cambridge, Watson became an assistant master at Narborough in Leicestershire, before becoming a private tutor.[1] Watson died on the Isle of Wight at Wootton Bridge in June 1955.