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Allan Watkins
England
Player profile
Full name Albert John Watkins
Born April 21, 1922, Usk, Monmouthshire
Current age 86 years 168 days
Major teams England, Glamorgan
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium-fast
Other Coach
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
100 |
50 |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
15 |
24 |
4 |
810 |
137* |
40.50 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
| First-class |
484 |
753 |
87 |
20361 |
170* |
30.57 |
32 |
108 |
|
464 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
15 |
20 |
1364 |
554 |
11 |
3/20 |
3/57 |
50.36 |
2.43 |
124.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
484 |
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51469 |
20394 |
833 |
7/28 |
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24.48 |
2.37 |
61.7 |
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25 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 14-18, 1948 scorecard |
| Last Test |
England v India at Manchester, Jul 17-19, 1952 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| First-class span |
1939 - 1963 |
Allan Watkins was a key member of Glamorgan's first Championship-winning side, in 1948, and in the same summer he became their first player to appear in an Ashes Test - it was a torrid baptism as he made 0 and 7, was badly hurt when hit on the shoulder by Ray Lindwall and only able to bowl four overs. He was a genuine allrounder at county level, a defensive middle-order batsman and a medium-fast swing bowler. However, in his Test career the popular Watkins delivered only as a batsman, even though he opened the bowling on his debut. Thirteen of his 15 caps came against India and South Africa, and both his centuries came overseas against them: 111 at Johannesburg in 1948-49, and 137 not out at Delhi three years later. Watkins was a serious asthma sufferer, and doctors eventually advised him to give up first-class cricket midway through the 1962 season. He went on to coach schools, most notably Framlingham and Oundle. Watkins also played football for Plymouth Argyle and Cardiff City.
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