Andrew Watts
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Andrew Watts is a former English cricket
er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
in 1982 and 1983 and for Boland South Africa from 1985 to 1987.
Watts was born at Chapeltown
, Yorkshire
and started playing for Derbyshire in the second XI and for the under 25s in 1980. He made his first team debut in the 1982 season against Hampshire
. He played two first team games in the 1983 season
, the reminder being in the second XI. After playing one game for the second eleven in 1984, Watts went to South Africa
where he played for Boland in first class matches and in the one-day game.
Watts was a left-hand batsman and played 16 innings in 12 first class matches with an average of 27.36 and a top score of 57. He also played four one day matches at an average of 10.75. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 19 first class wickets at an average of 30.57 and a best performance of 4-54. He took two wickets in the one day game.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in 1982 and 1983 and for Boland South Africa from 1985 to 1987.
Watts was born at Chapeltown
Chapeltown
Chapeltown or Chapletown may refer to:*Chapeltown, Lancashire, a village in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen*Chapeltown, South Yorkshire, a suburb of Sheffield**Chapeltown Central railway station**Chapeltown railway station...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
and started playing for Derbyshire in the second XI and for the under 25s in 1980. He made his first team debut in the 1982 season against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
. He played two first team games in the 1983 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1983
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1983 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and twelve years. In the County Championship, they won seven matches to finish ninth in their seventy ninth season in the Championship. They came sixth in the John...
, the reminder being in the second XI. After playing one game for the second eleven in 1984, Watts went to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
where he played for Boland in first class matches and in the one-day game.
Watts was a left-hand batsman and played 16 innings in 12 first class matches with an average of 27.36 and a top score of 57. He also played four one day matches at an average of 10.75. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 19 first class wickets at an average of 30.57 and a best performance of 4-54. He took two wickets in the one day game.