For the Scottish curler, see Mark Watt (curler). For the English cricketer, see Mark Watts (cricketer). For other uses, see Mark Watts (disambiguation).
Mark Watt
CountryScotland
FullnameMark Robert James Watt
Birth date29 July 1996 (age 30)
Birth placeEdinburgh, Scotland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
Internationaltrue
Internationalspan2015–present
Odidebutdate8 September
Odidebutyear2016
OdidebutagainstHong Kong
Odicap61
Lastodidate20 May
Lastodiyear2026
LastodiagainstUnited States
T20idebutdate18 June
T20idebutyear2015
T20idebutagainstIreland
T20icap40
Lastt20idate18 April
Lastt20iyear2026
Lastt20iagainstNamibia
Club 1Lancashire
Year 12018
Club 2Derbyshire
Year 22019, 2022–2023
Columns4
Column 1ODI
Matches 189
Runs 1895
Bat avg 122.37
100s/50s 10/2
Top score 166
Deliveries 14,582
Wickets 1119
Bowl avg 127.39
Fivefor 11
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 15/33
Catches/stumpings 131/–
Column 2T20I
Matches 283
Runs 2321
Bat avg 211.06
100s/50s 20/0
Top score 231*
Deliveries 21,747
Wickets 294
Bowl avg 221.98
Fivefor 21
Tenfor 20
Best bowling 25/27
Catches/stumpings 218/–
Column 3FC
Matches 312
Runs 3257
Bat avg 325.70
100s/50s 30/2
Top score 381*
Deliveries 32,238
Wickets 332
Bowl avg 335.53
Fivefor 31
Tenfor 30
Best bowling 35/83
Catches/stumpings 34/–
Column 4LA
Matches 4120
Runs 41,073
Bat avg 419.16
100s/50s 40/2
Top score 466
Deliveries 45,991
Wickets 4140
Bowl avg 432.02
Fivefor 41
Tenfor 40
Best bowling 45/33
Catches/stumpings 439/–

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.[4][5] 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

  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 2024-06-11.