David Watson (cricketer)
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| Full name | David James Falshaw Watson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 November 1919 St Pancras,London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 October 1943(aged 23) nearNew Gloucester,Maine, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1939 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
| 1939 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,1 December 2013 | |||||||||||||||
David James Falshaw Watson(18 November 1919 – 3 October 1943) was an English cricketer – a right-handedbatsman.He was born atSt Pancras, London.
Educated atSedbergh School,Watson later studied at theUniversity of Oxford.Watson made hisfirst-classdebut in unusual circumstances during a match betweenOxford Universityand a combinedMinor countiesteam in 1939.[1]Having bowled nineoversin Oxford University's first-innings, the Minor CountiesFrancis Wilkinsonwas injured and took no further part in the match. The spectating Watson was allowed by the agreement of Oxford University to take to the field for the Minor Counties as asubstitute player.Batting in the Minor Counties first-innings, Watson scored 33 runs before he was dismissed byMichael Farebrother,while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 35 runs.[2]
Following this match he made a second first-class appearance, this time for Oxford University againstLeicestershire.[1]In a match which ended as a draw he was dismissed for 7 runs in the university's first-innings byVic Jackson,while in their second-innings he remainedunbeatenwith 8 runs.[3]
Military career and death[edit]
Watson served in theRoyal Naval Volunteer Reserve,reaching the rank ofsub-lieutenantby 1943.[4]Serving as part of theFleet Air Armstationed atHMS Sakerin the United States, Watson was undertaking a training flight on 3 October 1943 with aF4U Corsairwhen his plane was involved in a mid-air collision with fellow Fleet Air Arm pilot andfighter aceAlfred Jack Sewellclose to theMainetown ofNew Gloucester,killing both pilots.[5]Watson was buried with full military honours at thePortsmouth Naval Shipyardcemetery.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ab"First-Class Matches played by David Watson".CricketArchive.Retrieved1 December2013.
- ^"Oxford University v Minor Counties, 1939".CricketArchive.Retrieved1 December2013.
- ^"Oxford University v Leicestershire, 1939".CricketArchive.Retrieved1 December2013.
- ^ab"CWGC - Casualty Details".cwgc.org.Retrieved1 December2013.
- ^Fellers, Ellie (27 May 2013)."British pilots who died in New Gloucester crash to be memorialized".Sun Journal.Retrieved1 December2013.
External links[edit]
- David WatsonatESPNcricinfo
- David Watsonat CricketArchive
- 1919 births
- 1943 deaths
- Cricketers from the London Borough of Camden
- People from St Pancras, London
- People educated at Sedbergh School
- Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford
- English cricketers
- Minor Counties cricketers
- Oxford University cricketers
- Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
- Fleet Air Arm aviators
- Royal Navy personnel killed in World War II
- Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States
- Cricketers from Yorkshire
- Fleet Air Arm personnel of World War II
- Royal Navy officers of World War II
- Military personnel from the London Borough of Camden