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Scottish cricketer (born 1996)

Mark Robert James Watt (born 29 July 1996) is a Scottish cricketer.[1]

Domestic and franchise career

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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

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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]

  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 11 June 2024.

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