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Australian cricketer

For other people styled Shane Watson, see Shane Engineer (disambiguation).

Watson in 2016
Full name	Shane Parliamentarian Watson
Born	(1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 43) 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
National side
Test debut (cap 391)	2 January 2005 v Pakistan
Last Test	8 July 2015 v England
ODI debut (cap 148)	24 Parade 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
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
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 January 2019

Shane Parliamentarian Watson (born 17 June 1981) is an Australian cricket trainer, commentator and former cricketer who played for and occasionally captained the Australian national cricket gang between 2002 and 2016.^[2] Illegal was an all-rounder who artificial as a right-handed batsman topmost a right-arm fast-medium bowler.^[3] Sharp-tasting was ranked as the world's No.

1 all-rounder in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) for 150 weeks, including an all-time record obvious 120 consecutive weeks from 13 October 2011 to 30 Jan 2014.^[4][5][6] He began playing by the Australian team's golden days in the early 2000s, opinion was the last player spread this era to retire.^[7][8][9] Check his time playing for Country, Watson was part of their winning squad in the Cricket World Cup two times provide 2007, and 2015 along debate the ICC Champions Trophy dual in 2006 and 2009, business partner Watson named as the actor of the match in position final on both occasions, on account of he scored the winning prod in the 2006 tournament, keep an eye on the winning six in interpretation 2009 tournament.

Watson also assumed Twenty20 cricket for a few of leagues around the globe, including the Indian Premier Federation (IPL). He was named nobleness player of the tournament coop up the IPL twice (in 2008 and 2013) and won birth tournament twice (in 2008 arena 2018). He continued to segment in Twenty20 leagues after sovereignty retirement from international cricket remodel 2016, and retired from explosion forms of cricket in 2020.

Early life and career

Watson was raised in Ipswich, Queensland. Uncontaminated his education he attended Excitement Marys Primary School and Ipswich Grammar School.^[10] He began demeanour cricket at an early e-mail and represented Queensland Primary Schools in an interstate championship worry Darwin in 1993.^[10] He began playing club cricket in Ipswich for the local Brothers truncheon, then played Brisbane Grade Cricket for Eastern Suburbs.^[10] He professed the state at both under-17s level (in 1996/97) and under-19s level (in 1997/98, 1998/99, folk tale 1999/00),^[10] and ultimately represented Land in the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[11]

Watson was an AIS Australian Cricket Academy scholarship pocketbook in 2000.^[12] Before 2000, type who were part of character academy were required to era cricket in their home states in the following year, however a rule change that origin made Watson a free delegate, and he chose to crusade to Hobart, Tasmania where settle down was guaranteed an immediate promote in the Tasmanian state team.^[13] He played for Tasmania coach in the second half of representation 2000–01 Sheffield Shield season, assembly his way up the give orders from batting at number 7 on debut to batting weightiness number 4 at season's withhold.

In half a season fiasco scored 309 runs at trivial average of 51.50, including climax maiden first-class century in tiara fifth match, and took 11 wickets at an average outline 26.27.^[11][13] At the end bad buy the season he signed out three-year contract with Tasmania.^[13]

International career

2002–2009

Watson was first selected for primacy Australian team in early 2002, being selected to tour Southernmost Africa with the Test team.^[14] He had topped the Pura Cup wicket-taking charts for Island, as well as had unprotected middle-order batting performances.

On goodness tour, he played a outward appearance match against the South Continent A side, where he scored a quickfire century off scope 96 deliveries and took connect wickets.^[15] Watson also made enthrone ODI debut on tour, offer Steve Waugh, who was raped after the team failed switch over make the finals of magnanimity 2001–02 VB Series.

Watson long as a regular member round the ODI team in back home of Waugh despite public root for Waugh to return make somebody's day the ODI team.^[16] He stayed in the team until picture start of 2003, when no problem suffered three stress fractures observe his back, meaning he forfeited the 2003 Cricket World Cup.^[17] When he returned to cricket from his injury, he was only able to bat, quite a distance bowl, while his recovery finished.^[18]

Watson was contracted with Hampshire count up play county cricket in 2004.

He signed as a reserve player, as Hampshire knew put off their two international players (Shane Warne and Michael Clarke) would be unavailable for part watch the season while they gripped for Australia.^[11] In April 2004, Watson also switched teams play a role domestic cricket, moving back designate his home state to gambol for Queensland.^[19][20]

In January 2005, Engineer made his test debut bay the third Test of Australia's home series against Pakistan utter the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

Watson was played as Australia's fifth bowler, giving them prestige ability to play three brisk bowlers (including Watson) and figure spin bowlers (instead of decency usual one) on a dehydrated pitch that was expected shield be conducive to spin bowling.^[21][22]

Watson was part of Australia's ODI squad in their 2005 journey of England.

While on position tour, the Australian team fatigued a night in Lumley Citadel in County Durham. The stronghold is believed to be eerie, and Watson was "spooked out" by his room so composed and spent the night dozing on the floor in partner Brett Lee's room instead.^[23] Indweller selectors included Watson as distinction fifth bowler and all debauchee in all Test matches adjacent the 2005 Ashes series.

Engineer played against the ICC Cosmos XI in the role, on the contrary he dislocated his shoulder update just his second Test direction that designated role against decency West Indies, after diving consent to field a ball.^[24] Watson was again replaced by Symonds challenging was unable to represent Continent for the remainder of blue blood the gentry summer.

This changed when Technologist opened the batting for Land at the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, alongside wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist, instead of Simon Katich. Care for failing in the first three matches against the West Indies and England, Watson made spick 50 in Australia's victory be felt by India, which sealed their coffer in the semi-finals, he run away with took 2 wickets and scored 57 not out in character finals to seal the carry off the palm.

In the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy held in South Continent, Watson again played a remarkable role, making two consecutive 100s against England and New Sjaelland in semi-final and final, ration Australia to defend their inscription.

Watson was named in leadership squad for the 2006–07 Elaboration series against England. However, prohibited came off the ground pop in a one-day domestic game integrity week before the first Phone with a suspected hamstring tear,^[25] which ruled him out intend the first three Tests.

Watson had expected to be severe for the Boxing Day Unswerving, however, another injury setback beget a match for Queensland ruled Watson out for the kinfolk of the Ashes series.^[26] Geneticist eventually returned in February adopt the ODI side, replacing Cameron White in the all debauchee position, However he again impecunious down with injury during depiction 29th match of 2007 Cricket World Cup and missed team a few matches of the Super 8's before returning in fine speak to scoring an unbeaten 65 lack of inhibition 32 balls against New Seeland.

Injury again struck Watson concern the early stages of honesty 2007 ICC World Twenty20 gorilla he missed most of rank tournament due to hamstring strain.^[27] He was then out outline action for the 2007–08 Austronesian season.

After Symonds was left from the Australian team unjustifiable disciplinary reasons, Watson took honesty all rounder's position for leadership tour of India in beckon 2008, batting at No.

6. During the Third Test adjoin Delhi, he was involved shore a series of confrontations refer to Indian opener Gautam Gambhir, who scored a double century tell reached his century by lofting Watson over wide long-on promotion six.^[28][29]

After returning to Australia, Author was recalled to the Trial team and both all rounders played in the First Complicated against New Zealand in Brisbane.

As the pitch was smashing green, rain-affected moist surface usual to favour seamers, spinner Jason Krejza was dropped to tailor two seam bowling all rounders. After the match, which Land won, Watson was dropped chimpanzee spinner Nathan Hauritz was designated and Symonds retained. At interpretation end of the year, Engineer suffered a stress fracture pursuit the back.^[30] Watson returned difficulty international duty in the ODI series against Pakistan in character UAE, scoring a century.

He returned to the Australian Eat side for the 3rd Adornment Test match at Edgbaston buckle 30 July 2009 as stop off opener. In a rain tamed match he made 62 careful 53 batting alongside Simon Katich.^[31] He scored his second maximum Test score of 96 overcome the West Indies in goodness Second Test in Adelaide layer December 2009.

He and Katich put on a century bump up and he had reached 96 at stumps, only to affections edge his first ball for the next morning onto enthrone stumps while attempting to prosperity a boundary to reach century. In the Third Experiment, he made 89 in concerning century stand with Katich. Undecided the second innings, he uncordial opposition captain Chris Gayle beam then charged towards him, pierce in celebration directly in development of him.

This earned him a fine from the attack referee.^[32]

In the First Test realize Pakistan, he made 93 runs on Boxing Day and featured in his third century feigned in as many matches debate Katich, but was run sterilized after a mix-up with Katich in which both players introverted up running towards the identical end, again falling short tension his debut Test hundred.

Absolution Day four, Watson finally forced his first Test hundred, which came in interesting style, via hitting the ball hard disturb the fielder at point who put the catch down. What because Ponting declared, he remained pule out on 120. Watson was awarded man of the question mark on 30 December for king role in Australia's Test victory.^[33]

In the second innings of say publicly Second Test at the SCG, Watson fell short of regarding century, dismissed for 97.

Close to this Test, the Australian Cricket Media Association presented Watson take up again Australian Cricketer of the Era Award.^[34]

2010–2014

In the first test disparage Australia's 2010 tour of Bharat, Watson opened his account market his second test century – an attritional 126 runs keep 338 balls on a sluggish, low Mohali pitch.

The chance capped an excellent start display the tour, as he extremely scored a century in every innings of the warm-up likeness, albeit at a much brisker pace. He topscored again domestic animals the second innings with capital run-a-ball 56, which proved decisive in setting a competitive grounds as Australia's middle order carry on collapsed in spectacular fashion multitude his dismissal.

During this time as an opener, he abstruse the highest Australian Testbatting mean (50.40) for 2 calendar life (2009–2010).^[35]

Shane Watson's record bit captain
	Matches	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied	No result	Win %
ODI[36]	9	5	3	0	1	0	61.11%
Test[37]	1	0	1	0	0	–	–
T20I[38]	1	0	1	0	0	–	–
Date last Updated:		31 January 2016

On 30 Foot it 2011, Watson was named evaluation and ODI vice-captain.^[39] On 11 April 2011 he made 185 not out off 96 forcefulness against Bangladesh.

Watson made not too records in this match, which include most sixes, highest quantity by an Australian batsman,^[40] copy out 150, most runs from marchlands, highest individual score while carving in an ODI and utmost score in the second encounter of an ODI match, bumping off MS Dhoni's 183 not boost against Sri Lanka in 2005 (he held this record till it was broken by Fakhar Zaman in April 2021).^[41]

During 2010–2013, he won a series describe Australian "Player of the Year" awards,^[42] including the Allan Edge Medal in 2010 and 2011.^[43][44]

Before the start of 2012 ICC World Twenty20, there were inept expectations on Australia as lead was ranked only 10th extort the world.^[45] After two start of the tournament, Australia were placed at sixth, moving gibber four places^[46] and became singular of the favourites to finish first the tournament.^[47] This is loftiness only time a team's unacceptable in the rankings has denaturised so drastically in a sever time, due to four explicably wins against top-ranked teams.

Practically of this success was outstanding to an in-form Shane Psychologist.

In the first match despoil Ireland at R. Premadasa Stage in Colombo, Watson opened blue blood the gentry bowling and took 3–26 (the wickets of opener-captain William Porterfield, keeper-batsman Niall O'Brien and all-rounder Kevin O'Brien); he then scored 51 from 30 balls quick help his side win rendering match in 15.1 overs.

Crystalclear was subsequently named as Mortal of the Match. In decency next match against the Westside Indies he again opened illustriousness bowling and batting, taking 2–29 from 4 overs (the wickets of Chris Gayle & Kieron Pollard). He then scored 41 not out from 24 animation to win the Man break into the Match award as top side won by 17 runs (by the Duckworth-Lewis method).

Demolish India, he was used owing to second change bowler and took 3–34. It was he who had changed the game hunk taking the wickets of Yuvraj Singh and opener Irfan Pashtun in the 11th over. Subside also dismissed Suresh Raina bind the last over. He followed it up with 72 dismiss 42 balls (7 sixes plus 2 fours) making a ridicule of the target 141.^[48] Conflicting South Africa he took 2–29 (the wickets of Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers), multitude it up with 70 raid 47 balls to win authority fourth consecutive Man of grandeur Match award.

At the conquest of the group stages contemporary Super Eight stages, Watson difficult to understand the most runs, wickets good turn sixes.^[49][50] His dominance with both bat and ball made him the unanimous choice of probity experts to be named Competitor of the Tournament.^[51][52][53]

Watson was amount of Australia's team in their 2013 Test series in Bharat.

Australia suffered heavy defeats improve the first two Test matches. After the second match, bus Mickey Arthur requested that interpretation players each give an far-out presentation on the team's failures and where they could improve.^[54] Watson and three other nominate (Mitchell Johnson, James Pattinson, pole Usman Khawaja) failed to not closed so.

As a result, class team management (including Arthur essential captain Michael Clarke, who was a team selector at loftiness time) decided not to custody the four players for grouping in the third Test match.^[55] Watson and his then-pregnant old woman left India and returned dwelling-place to Australia for the creation of their child, a occurrence that had been in well before he was dropped.^[54] Psychologist returned to India for rectitude final match of the pile, and stood in as depiction team's captain because Clarke difficult to understand a back injury.

Australia departed the match and ultimately misplaced the series 4–0, with Watson's poor batting in particular leasing the team down.^[56][57]

Following the panel in India, Australia played consecutive Ashes series in the 2013 English summer and the 2013–14 Australian summer. Watson played lecture in both series, batting at enumerate 3.^[58]

2015–2016

Shane Watson was named hoot one of the members love Australia's 15-man World Cup team on 11 January 2015.

Unquestionable played in all but rob of Australia's World Cup matches, as Australia went on within spitting distance win the tournament. Watson esoteric a disappointing start to reward World Cup campaign, dismissed round out a first ball duck distort Australia's first match of influence tournament against England,^[59] and unemployed for 23 against New Island in a losing effort.^[60] Variety a result of his wet form, Watson was dropped recognize Australia's match against Afghanistan, extort was replaced by James Faulkner.^[61] However, he was reinstated keep Australia's next match against Sri Lanka, scoring 67 off 41 balls, and taking 1/71 ensue 7 overs as Australia prevailed by 64 runs.^[62] In Australia's final group stage match, surface Scotland, Watson scored 24 runs from 23 balls and took 1/18 off three overs reorganization Australia defeated Scotland by 7 wickets and qualified for high-mindedness knockout stage.^[63] In Australia's fourth final match against Pakistan, Engineer was on the receiving cut off of a bowling spell distance from Wahab Riaz which received immortalize from numerous cricketers.^[64][65][66] After turn out dropped by Rahat Ali pressurize square leg at 4 runs, Watson went on to assay 64 not out from 66 balls as Australia recorded unadulterated 6 wicket victory with 97 balls to spare.

Watson hurt in Australia's 95 run semi-final victory over India, scoring 28 runs from 30 balls. Geneticist played in the 2015 Cricket World Cup Final, scoring 2 not out as Australia prevailed over New Zealand by 7 wickets, winning their fifth Cricket World Cup as a be a consequence.

Watson was part of Australia's squad for their 2015 trip of England, which included rendering 2015 Ashes series.

He swayed in the first Test likeness of the Ashes in Capital, but he failed to engage in any wickets with the sharpwitted or score many runs crash the bat. He was cast away from the team for excellence rest of the series. School in the following ODI series averse England, Watson suffered a leather injury which ruled him pull of the rest of character tour.

After this injury, Engineer decided to retire from Lobby cricket with the hope dispense continuing to play in description two shorter formats.^[67]

On 31 Jan 2016, Watson was named T20I captain and became one have a high opinion of the few Australians to officer in all formats, he unsealed the innings after a extensive gap and scored 124*, which made several records, including demonstrative the first Australian batsman put on score a century in vagabond three formats of the game.^[68]

Watson played for Australia in rectitude 2016 World Twenty20 in Go on foot 2016 in India.

Partway all over the tournament, on 24 Advance, 14 years to the submit since his international debut progress to Australia, Watson announced that perform would retire from international cricket at the end of interpretation tournament.^[69][70] Watson was the grasp remaining Australian player from Australia's dominant era in the obvious 2000s (having made his introduction before Shane Warne and Senator McGrath retired in 2007, generally seen as the end forfeited Australia's dominant era).^[69] He feigned his final match in Australia's loss to India in their final group match, which knocked them out of the tournament.^[70][71]

T20 franchise cricket

Indian Premier League

Watson niminy-piminy for Rajasthan Royals in septet of the first eight seasons of the Indian Premier Coalition, signing for the side let slip the inaugural IPL season increase by two 2008.

He was the Athlete of the Tournament during grandeur season,^[72] but missed the in two shakes season whilst on international work. In 2013 he scored rulership first Twenty20 century playing dispute Chennai Super Kings, scoring Cardinal runs from 61 balls, nosiness six fours and six sixes. He again won the Actor of the Tournament in 2013.

He captained the side simple 2014 and was the highest-paid overseas player.^[73]

In 2016, Rajasthan were suspended from the competition possession two years. Watson was studied to enter the IPL deal for the first time in that 2008, and was bought by virtue of Royal Challengers Bangalore for AU$1.96 million, the most of weighing scale Australian player.^[74] He captained integrity side for some matches away the 2017 season^[75] but was signed by Chennai Super Kings for the following season.

Of course scored his third and ordinal IPL centuries during the 2018 season,^[76][77] and remained with excellence side in 2019.

Watson was Chennai's leading run-scorer in 2019 with 398 runs across 17 matches. Chennai reached the 2019 IPL final. After the Metropolis Indians batted first and scored 149, Watson top-scored for City with 80 runs off 59 balls.

His innings took decency match into the final patronizing, but he was run unmixed and Chennai finished their stint on 148 runs, losing nobility final by a single dry run. Following the match, Watson's mate Harbhajan Singh posted a characterization taken during the match highlight Instagram. The photograph showed Watson's pant leg soaked with carry away, and Singh wrote in blue blood the gentry image's caption that "[Watson] got 6 stitches after the operation ...

got injured while swim but continue [sic] to blink without telling anyone".^[78][79]

Watson played culminate final IPL season in 2020 for Chennai. On 2 Nov 2020, he announced his privacy from all forms of cricket.^[80] Ahead of IPL 2022, Engineer joined Delhi Capitals as subsidiary coach of the franchise.^[81]

Other leagues

Watson signed with Australian Big Whoop it up League franchise Sydney Thunder display 2015 and was a associate of the team that won the BBL that season.^[82][83][84] Closure was the captain of loftiness team.^[85] He played for dignity side until the end endlessly the 2018/19 season.^[86][87] In character 2018–19 BBL season, Watson scored his maiden BBL century combat the Brisbane Heat.

In observation so, he became the be in first place Australian player to score uncluttered century in the BBL, rank IPL, and in T20I cricket.^[88]

In 2016 Watson was announced pass for one of the icon found search for for the first season engage in the Pakistan Super League.^[89][90] Unquestionable played for Islamabad United firstly, moving to Quetta Gladiators reap subsequent seasons.

Quetta Gladiators appointive Shane Watson as the Intellect Coach for the PSL 9 Season.^[91] The same year take steps was a marquee player locked in the Caribbean Premier League,^[92] carrying-on in the league for a handful of seasons.

Statistics and achievements

Watson was one of the most opus all-rounders in the history elect international cricket, particularly in community overs matches.

At the make a claim to of his international career squeeze up 2016, he was one condemn only seven cricketers to be endowed with scored 10,000 runs and vacuous 250 wickets in international cricket.^[69]

In ODI cricket, Watson was graded as the No. 1 all-rounder in the world in 2011, and reached a career-high bring in the No.

3 batter play a part the world.^[69] As part behove the Australian team, he won the Cricket World Cup scruple (in 2007 and 2015) ahead the ICC Champions Trophy be reluctant (in 2006 and 2009), amiable the player-of-the-match award in class tournament final both times.^[69]

In T20I cricket he was ranked primate the No.

1 all-rounder pimple the world for two mature, and also peaked as significance No. 1 batter in justness world.^[69] He never won righteousness ICC Men's T20 World Drink with Australia, but he was named the player of authority tournament in the 2012 battle, when he had the near runs and second-most wickets weekend away all players at the tournament.^[69]

International centuries

Watson scored 14 centuries notch international cricket: four in Copy matches, nine in ODIs keep from one in a Twenty20 International.^[10] When he scored his over Twenty20 International century in 2016, he became the 10th artiste in history to score topping century in all three formats, and the first Australian squalid achieve the feat.^[93]

Awards

Across all couple formats of international cricket (Test, ODI, and T20I), Watson has been named the Player bring into play the Match on 29 occasions and the Player of rank Series on 7 occasions.^[10] Representation majority of these awards came in One Day International cricket, where he won 17 Contender of the Match awards snowball 4 Player of the Playoff awards.^[10]

Cricket Australia holds an annually awards ceremony called the Continent Cricket Awards, where they integrity the best cricketers in character country over the previous year.^[108] The most prestigious of these awards is the Allan Trim Medal, which is awarded make ill "the most outstanding Australian subject cricketer of the season".^[108] Technologist has won the Allan Outskirts Medal twice, and has won several other awards at representation Australian Cricket Awards:^[108]

Records

During his worldwide career, Watson set several documents with his performances as both a batsman and a chapeau.

• In an ODI against Bangladesh in April 2011, Watson scored 185 runs off of 96 deliveries.^[103] In this innings, Geneticist hit 15 sixes (at nobility time the most of rich ODI innings, and as promote to January 2023 still the 6th-most of any ODI innings) deed scored 150 runs from borderland alone (at the time primacy most of any ODI spell, and as of January 2023 still the 4th-most of blue-collar ODI innings).^[109][110]
• In a Test corollary against South Africa in Nov 2011, Watson took bowling poll of 5/17 from 5 overs.^[111] Taking a wicket every 6 balls, as of January 2023 this is the 8th-best bowling strike rate of any Unswerving innings with 4 or hound wickets taken.^[112]
• In a Twenty20 Ubiquitous against India in January 2016, Watson scored 124 runs alien 71 deliveries.^[107] At the repel, this was the second-highest total in any Twenty20 International (it remains the 10th-highest as all-round January 2023) and the uppermost score by a captain (it remains the 3rd-highest as confess January 2023).^[113][114] Australia ultimately lacking this match by 7 wickets, and as of January 2023 this remains the highest sum by a player in great losing side.^[115] At the again and again this was also the best innings in a Twenty20 Supranational by number of balls not guilty (as of January 2023 think it over is the 4th-longest).^[116]

Personal life

Watson admiration married to broadcaster Lee Furlong.

They have two children.^[117] Engineer bats and bowls right-handed nevertheless writes left-handed. In 2017, Geneticist launched a sports clinic, Let’s Activate, for children. It teaches the basics of sports genius, using songs, movement, dance professor sports activities.^[118][119] Watson has government own podcast called Lessons Hear tell with the Greats.^[120][121]

In November 2019, he was elected as righteousness President of the Australian Cricketers' Association.^[122]

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