The son of the vicar of Lancing, Watson was educated at the innovative Clapham Grammar School in south London under the headmastership of Charles Pritchard and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.[2] His cricket career was brief: records survive only for matches he played in the 1858 season, plus a single later game in 1865, and only one somewhat-truncated match was later rated as first-class. In it, he played as a lower-order batsman and as a bowler, taking one wicket, though neither his bowling nor his batting styles are known.[3]
Watson graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1859, and this converted to a Master of Arts in 1863.[2] He was ordained as a Church of Englanddeacon in 1862 and as a priest the following year; in 1862 he became curate of Neston, Cheshire.[2] Rather than pursuing a career in the church, however, Watson went into education, and in 1863 he returned to his own school, Clapham Grammar, as an assistant master and chaplain.[2] In 1864, he married the daughter of a clergyman from Cowes on the Isle of Wight and from then until his death in 1920 he was headmaster of the Grange School at Cowes.[2]
Watson's son, Arthur Lacon Watson, had a similarly brief first-class cricket career for Hampshire and Cambridge University in the 1880s.
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^"Arthur Watson". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
^ abcdeJ. Venn and J. A. Venn. "Alumni Cantabrigienses: Arthur Watson". Cambridge, University Press. p. 367. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
^"Scorecard: Cambridge University v Cambridge Town Club". www.cricketarchive.com. 13 May 1858. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
arthur, watson, cricketer, born, 1835, arthur, watson, october, 1835, march, 1920, english, schoolmaster, student, 1858, cambridge, university, played, single, first, class, cricket, match, university, side, born, lancing, sussex, died, cowes, isle, wight, art. Arthur Watson 24 October 1835 31 March 1920 was an English schoolmaster As a student in 1858 at Cambridge University he played in a single first class cricket match for the university side 1 He was born at Lancing Sussex and died at Cowes Isle of Wight Arthur WatsonPersonal informationFull nameArthur WatsonBorn23 October 1835Lancing Sussex EnglandDied31 March 1920 1920 03 31 aged 84 Cowes Isle of Wight EnglandBattingUnknownBowlingUnknownRelationsArthur Watson son Domestic team informationYearsTeam1858Cambridge UniversityCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 1Runs scored 0Batting average 0 00100s 50s Top score 0Balls bowled Wickets 1Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling 1 Catches stumpings Source Cricinfo 16 November 2022 The son of the vicar of Lancing Watson was educated at the innovative Clapham Grammar School in south London under the headmastership of Charles Pritchard and at Gonville and Caius College Cambridge 2 His cricket career was brief records survive only for matches he played in the 1858 season plus a single later game in 1865 and only one somewhat truncated match was later rated as first class In it he played as a lower order batsman and as a bowler taking one wicket though neither his bowling nor his batting styles are known 3 Watson graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1859 and this converted to a Master of Arts in 1863 2 He was ordained as a Church of England deacon in 1862 and as a priest the following year in 1862 he became curate of Neston Cheshire 2 Rather than pursuing a career in the church however Watson went into education and in 1863 he returned to his own school Clapham Grammar as an assistant master and chaplain 2 In 1864 he married the daughter of a clergyman from Cowes on the Isle of Wight and from then until his death in 1920 he was headmaster of the Grange School at Cowes 2 Watson s son Arthur Lacon Watson had a similarly brief first class cricket career for Hampshire and Cambridge University in the 1880s References edit Arthur Watson www cricketarchive com Retrieved 23 July 2017 a b c d e J Venn and J A Venn Alumni Cantabrigienses Arthur Watson Cambridge University Press p 367 Retrieved 23 July 2017 Scorecard Cambridge University v Cambridge Town Club www cricketarchive com 13 May 1858 Retrieved 23 July 2017 External links editArthur Watson at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Watson cricketer born 1835 amp oldid 1208950401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
