For other people named Shane Watson, see Shane Watson (disambiguation).
Shane Watson
Watson in 2016
Personal information
Full name
Shane Robert Watson
Born
(1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 42) Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Nickname
Watto
Height
1.83[1] m (6 ft 0 in)
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm fast-medium
Role
All-rounder
International information
National side
Australia (2002–2016)
Test debut (cap 391)
2 January 2005 v Pakistan
Last Test
8 July 2015 v England
ODI debut (cap 148)
24 March 2002 v South Africa
Last ODI
5 September 2015 v England
ODI shirt no.
33
T20I debut (cap 19)
24 February 2006 v South Africa
Last T20I
27 March 2016 v India
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2000/01–2003/04
Tasmania
2004–2005
Hampshire
2004/05–2008/09
Queensland
2008–2015
Rajasthan Royals
2010/11–2015/16
New South Wales
2011/12
Sydney Sixers
2012/13
Brisbane Heat
2015/16
Canterbury
2015/16–2018/19
Sydney Thunder
2016–2017
Islamabad United
2016–2017
Royal Challengers Bangalore
2016–2017
St Lucia Stars
2018–2020
Quetta Gladiators
2018–2020
Chennai Super Kings
2019/20
Rangpur Riders
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
T20I
FC
Matches
59
190
58
137
Runs scored
3,731
5,757
1,462
9,451
Batting average
35.19
40.54
29.24
42.57
100s/50s
4/24
9/33
1/10
20/54
Top score
176
185*
124*
203*
Balls bowled
5,495
6,466
930
12,164
Wickets
75
168
48
210
Bowling average
33.68
31.79
24.72
29.97
5 wickets in innings
3
0
0
7
10 wickets in match
0
0
0
1
Best bowling
6/33
4/36
4/15
7/69
Catches/stumpings
45/–
64/–
20/–
109/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner
2007 West Indies
Winner
2015 Australia and New Zealand
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner
2006 India
Winner
2009 South Africa
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up
2010 West Indies
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 January 2019
Shane Robert Watson (born 17 June 1981) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer who played for and occasionally captained the Australian national cricket team between 2002 and 2016.[2] He was an all-rounder who played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.[3] He was ranked as the world's No. 1 all-rounder in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) for 150 weeks, including an all-time record of 120 consecutive weeks from 13 October 2011 to 30 January 2014.[4][5][6] He began playing during the Australian team's golden era in the early 2000s, and was the last player from this era to retire.[7][8][9] In his time playing for Australia, Watson was part of their winning squad in the Cricket World Cup two times in 2007, and 2015 along with the ICC Champions Trophy twice in 2006 and 2009, with Watson named as the player of the match in the final on both occasions, as he scored the winning run in the 2006 tournament, with the winning six in the 2009 tournament.
Watson also played Twenty20 cricket for a number of leagues around the world, including the Indian Premier League (IPL). He was named the player of the tournament in the IPL twice (in 2008 and 2013) and won the tournament twice (in 2008 and 2018). He continued to play in Twenty20 leagues after his retirement from international cricket in 2016, and retired from all forms of cricket in 2020.
^Biography. shanewatson.com.au. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
^Ponsonby, Cameron (8 November 2021). "'The Best Thing About The T20 World Cup' - Shane Watson's Addition To The Commentary Box Gains Widespread Praise". Wisden.
^Ferris, Sam (24 March 2016). "Watson retires from international cricket". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
^"Watson finishes as No.1 T20 allrounder". cricket.com.au. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
^"Kohli and Badree to enter knockout stage as top ranked batsman and bowler". ICC-cricket.com. 29 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
^"ICC Twenty20 Championship All-Rounder Rankings". relianceiccrankings.com. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
^"Shane Watson announces international retirement at end of World Twenty20". ABC News. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
^Ferris, Sam (24 March 2016). "Watson to retire at end of World T20". Retrieved 1 January 2023.
^Coverdale, Brydon; Farrell, Melinda (24 March 2016). "Shane Watson retires from international cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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