Scottish cricketer
Mark Robert James Watt (born 29 July 1996) is a Scottish cricketer .[ 1] He made his Twenty20 International debut against Ireland on 18 June 2015.[ 2] He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 31 July 2015 against Nepal .[ 3] 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.[ 4] He made his first-class debut in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 9 August 2016 against the United Arab Emirates .[ 5] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Hong Kong on 8 September 2016.[ 6]
In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[ 7] [ 8] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[ 9]
In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[ 10] In May 2021, during the ODI series against the Netherlands , Watt took his 100th wicket in international cricket for Scotland.[ 11] In September 2021, Watt was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup .[ 12]
In March 2022, Watt was re-signed by Derbyshire County Cricket Club to play in the 2022 T20 Blast in England.[ 13] The following month, 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, he was named in Scotland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[ 15]
References
^ "Mark Watt" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 18 June 2015 .
^ "Scotland tour of Ireland, 1st T20I: Ireland v Scotland at Bready, Jun 18, 2015" . ESPNCricinfo . Retrieved 18 June 2015 .
^ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 8th Match: Scotland v Nepal at Ayr, Jul 31, 2015" . ESPNCricinfo . Retrieved 31 July 2015 .
^ "Watt five-for bundles Netherlands out for 103" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 5 February 2016 .
^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Scotland v United Arab Emirates at Ayr, Aug 9–12, 2016" . ESPNCricinfo . Retrieved 9 August 2016 .
^ "1st ODI: Scotland v Hong Kong at Edinburgh, Sep 8, 2016" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 8 September 2016 .
^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 19 July 2019 .
^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed" . Cricket Europe . Retrieved 19 July 2019 .
^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 14 August 2019 .
^ "Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier" . Cricket Scotland . Retrieved 12 September 2019 .
^ "Scotland lose to Netherlands by 14 runs as Max O'Dowd hits 82 in Rotterdam" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 20 May 2021 .
^ "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup" . Cricket Scotland . Retrieved 9 September 2021 .
^ "Derbyshire sign Watt for T20 Blast" . Cricket Europe . Retrieved 4 March 2022 .
^ "World Cup League 2: Scotland beat Oman in thriller to secure fourth win in four" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 16 April 2022 .
^ "Scotland's 15-Player Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup" . ScoreWaves . Retrieved 11 June 2024 .
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