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Mark Watt

Mark Robert James Watt is a Scottish cricketer.

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Mark Watt
Watt bowling for Derbyshire (2023)
Personal information
Full name
Mark Robert James Watt
Born (1996-07-29) 29 July 1996
Edinburgh, Scotland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 61)8 September 2016 v Hong Kong
Last ODI20 May 2026 v United States
T20I debut (cap 40)18 June 2015 v Ireland
Last T20I18 April 2026 v Namibia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018Lancashire
2019, 2022–2023Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 89 83 12 120
Runs scored 895 321 257 1,073
Batting average 22.37 11.06 25.70 19.16
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/2 0/2
Top score 66 31* 81* 66
Balls bowled 4,582 1,747 2,238 5,991
Wickets 119 94 32 140
Bowling average 27.39 21.98 35.53 32.02
5 wickets in innings 1 1 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/33 5/27 5/83 5/33
Catches/stumpings 31/– 18/– 4/– 39/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 May 2026

Mark Robert James Watt (born 29 July 1996) is a Scottish cricketer.1

Domestic and franchise career

Watt made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 31 July 2015 against Nepal.2 He made his first-class debut in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 9 August 2016 against the United Arab Emirates.3

In July 2019, Watt was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.45 However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.6

In March 2022, Watt was re-signed by Derbyshire County Cricket Club to play in the 2022 T20 Blast in England.7

International career

Watt made his Twenty20 International debut against Ireland on 18 June 2015.8 On 5 February 2016 he took his first five-wicket haul in a T20I match, picking up five wickets for 27 runs against the Netherlands in the UAE.9 He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Hong Kong on 8 September 2016.10

In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.11 In May 2021, during the ODI series against the Netherlands, Watt took his 100th wicket in international cricket for Scotland.12 In September 2021, Watt was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.13

In April 2022, in the 2022 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series match against Oman, Watt played in his 100th international match for Scotland.14

In May 2024, Watt was named in Scotland's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.15

References

References

  1. "Mark Watt". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 8th Match: Scotland v Nepal at Ayr, Jul 31, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  3. "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Scotland v United Arab Emirates at Ayr, Aug 9–12, 2016". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  5. "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  6. "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  7. "Derbyshire sign Watt for T20 Blast". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  8. "Scotland tour of Ireland, 1st T20I: Ireland v Scotland at Bready, Jun 18, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  9. "Watt five-for bundles Netherlands out for 103". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  10. "1st ODI: Scotland v Hong Kong at Edinburgh, Sep 8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  11. "Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  12. "Scotland lose to Netherlands by 14 runs as Max O'Dowd hits 82 in Rotterdam". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  13. "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  14. "World Cup League 2: Scotland beat Oman in thriller to secure fourth win in four". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  15. "Scotland's 15-Player Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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