Profile
He is perhaps the answer to Australia's drought of a regular all-rounder, but an injury-prone career has kept Shane Watson out of action for the most time. He has a hulk-like physique but it keeps on cracking up all the time. He made his Test debut in 2002 but hasn't maintained a regular spot in the team in the longer version of the game, mainly because of his frequently occurring injuries. A talented seamer and a useful batsman at any number, Watson is an asset to any side. He has the patience and technique to bat at the top order while his hard-hitting qualities make him a useful batsman in the lower middle-order. The right-arm seamer has the ability to clock deliveries around 140 kph and uses bouncers well as his weapon. He won the man-of-the-match award in the 2006 Champions Trophy Final with an unbeaten fifty and two wickets against the West Indies. The Queenslander played a major part in Australia's win at the 2007 World Cup too. He was also named the player of the tournament in the Indian Premier League in 2008, scoring 472 runs and taking 17 wickets for Rajasthan Royals. He is probably the best answer to fill in the vacuum as the opener in one-day games after Gilchrist's retirement, but the question is: Can Watson remain injury-free?
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
| Test |
11 |
18 |
497 |
0 |
27.61 |
47.38 |
0 |
4 |
| ODI |
95 |
77 |
2227 |
22 |
40.49 |
82.73 |
4 |
10 |
| T20 |
7 |
6 |
86 |
1 |
17.2 |
117.81 |
0 |
0 |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
11 |
16 |
1018 |
547 |
14 |
4/42 |
/ |
39.07 |
3.23 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| ODI |
95 |
83 |
3499 |
2840 |
97 |
4/39 |
/ |
29.28 |
4.87 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
92 |
| T20 |
7 |
5 |
75 |
108 |
3 |
1/17 |
/ |
36 |
8.78 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| ODI |
26 |
0 |
4 |
| T20 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2005-2009
- ODI:
- 2002-2009
- T20:
- 2006-2009
- Test
-
- Debut:
- Australia Vs Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney - Jan 02, 2005
- Last played:
- Australia Vs England at Kennington Oval (The Oval), London - Aug 20, 2009
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- Australia Vs South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Mar 24, 2002
- Last played:
- Australia Vs India at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad - Nov 05, 2009
- T20
-
- Debut:
- Australia Vs South Africa at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg - Feb 24, 2006
- Last played:
- Australia Vs England at Old Trafford, Manchester - Aug 30, 2009
