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Albert John "Allan " Watkins (21 April 1922 – 3 August 2011) was a Welsh cricketer , who played for England in fifteen Tests from 1948 to 1952.
Life and career
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Born in Usk , Monmouthshire ,[1] Glamorgan just three weeks after his seventeenth birthday in 1939, as World War II loomed. He served in the war as a firefighter in the Royal Navy .[2]
He was a left-handed all-rounder : a capable batsman, a medium to fast-medium bowler and a brilliant close fielder, particularly at short leg.[1] asthma .[2]
Watkins toured South Africa in 1948-49 and India and Pakistan in 1951-52 with the English Test team, and also participated in the 1955-56 'A' Tour to Pakistan. In 1953–54, he played with the Commonwealth XI in India , returning home early through injury.
He was voted Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year after a successful Test series there in 1951–52. During that series Watkins battled his way to a nine-hour-long, unbeaten 137, in Delhi , his best Test score. Watkins' best Test performances were overseas, as his five home Tests did not provide a single innings above fifty.[1] [3]
Watkins scored 1000 runs in an English season 13 times, and also took 100 wickets in 1954 and 1955, thus achieving the double in those two seasons.[2]
He also played football for Cardiff City and Plymouth Argyle ,[4] Rugby union for Pontypool .[2] Minor Counties cricket for Suffolk in 1965 and 1966.[5]
Watkins went on to successfully coach school cricket, most notably at Oundle School and Framlingham College .[2] Kidderminster , Worcestershire , on 3 August 2011, following a short illness.[6]
References
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^ "4th Test, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Feb 12-16 1949" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 9 January 2020 .
^ Plymouth Argyle : 1946/47 - 2008/09 ; at Newcastlefans.com Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Allan Watkins" . CricketArchive . Retrieved 9 January 2020 .
^ "Allan Watkins dies aged 89" . ESPNcricinfo. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011 .
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