Shane Watson's international cricket career in numbers
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Australian all-rounder Shane Watson signed off his 14-year international cricket career along with Australia’s elimination from the World T20 2016 Super 10 stage. Watson had been a highly rated all-rounder in Australia. His performances peaked after 2007-08 period after his great success in Twenty20 format, especially in the Indian Premier League. Watson retired from Test cricket in 2015 after the Ashes on England soil and announced his retirement from limited overs cricket as well during the ongoing World T20, which is his last commitment to his nation in the sport.
Shane Watson’s first matches:
In ODIs: vs South Africa at Centurion on 24 March, 2002.
In Tests: vs Pakistan at Sydney on 2 January, 2005.
In T20Is: vs South Africa at Johannesburg on 24 February, 2006.
Shane Watson’s first fifties:
In ODIs: 77* vs Kenya at Nairobi on 5 September, 2002.
In Tests: 78 vs India at Mohali on 19 October, 2008.
In T20Is: 62* vs West Indies at Sydney on 23 February 2010.
Shane Watson’s first centuries:
In ODIs: 126 vs West Indies at St George’s on 29 June, 2008.
In Tests: 120* vs Pakistan at Melbourne on 29 December, 2009.
In T20Is: 124* vs India at Sydney on 31 January, 2016.
Shane Watson’s first wickets:
In ODIs:Nicky Boje(South Africa) at Cape Town on 9 April, 2002.
In Tests:Younis Khan (Pakistan) at Sydney on 5 January, 2005.
In T20Is:Shaun Pollock (South Africa) at Johannesburg on 24 February, 2006.
Shane Watson’s last matches:
In ODIs: vs England at Lord’s on 5 September, 2015.
In Tests: vs England at Cardiff on 8 July, 2015.
In T20Is: vs India at Mohali on 27 Match, 2016.
Shane Watson’s last centuries:
In ODIs: 102 vs India at Nagpur on 30 October, 2013.
In Tests: 103 vs England at Perth on 16 December, 2010.
In T20Is: 124* vs Australia at Sydney on 31 January, 2016.
Shane Watson’s last wickets:
In ODIs:Eoin Morgan (England) at Southampton on 3 September, 2015.
In Tests: Jason Holder (West Indies) at Kingston on 12 June, 2015.
In T20Is: Suresh Raina (India) at Mohali on 27 Match, 2016.
Batting:
Distribution of runs – format wise:
| Format | Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | Best | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | Ducks | 4s | 6s |
| Tests | 59 | 109 | 3 | 3731 | 176 | 35.19 | 52.59 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 483 | 31 |
| ODIs | 190 | 169 | 27 | 5757 | 185* | 40.54 | 90.44 | 9 | 33 | 12 | 570 | 131 |
| T20Is | 56 | 54 | 4 | 1400 | 124* | 28 | 144.47 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 109 | 80 |
Distribution of runs – opposition wise:
| Opposition | Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | Best | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | Ducks | 4s | 6s |
| Bangladesh | 12 | 7 | 1 | 375 | 185* | 62.5 | 140.44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 21 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 104.44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| England | 69 | 84 | 6 | 2933 | 176 | 37.6 | 69.73 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 351 | 43 |
| ICC World XI | 4 | 4 | 1 | 108 | 66* | 36 | 60.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| India | 40 | 52 | 2 | 1797 | 126 | 35.94 | 70.05 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 199 | 44 |
| Ireland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 90 | 51 | 45 | 128.57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 77* | 98 | 75.38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12* | – | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 22 | 4 | 667 | 105* | 37.05 | 85.62 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 77 | 14 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 39 | 8 | 1292 | 120* | 41.67 | 71.89 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 126 | 28 |
| Scotland | 4 | 4 | 1 | 147 | 68 | 49 | 145.54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| South Africa | 30 | 33 | 2 | 824 | 88 | 26.58 | 90.45 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 79 | 24 |
| Sri Lanka | 32 | 32 | 2 | 815 | 83 | 27.16 | 76.88 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 20 |
| West Indies | 45 | 48 | 5 | 1601 | 126 | 37.23 | 73.37 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 165 | 35 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 1 | 97 | 79 | 97 | 77.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
The above table shows Shane Watson has a good record against Bangladesh and did well vs Pakistan.
Distribution of runs – host country wise:
| Country | Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | Best | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | Ducks | 4s | 6s |
| Australia | 102 | 117 | 13 | 4022 | 161* | 38.67 | 69.01 | 5 | 27 | 7 | 412 | 62 |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 6 | 1 | 301 | 185* | 60.2 | 163.58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 20 |
| England | 49 | 55 | 2 | 1631 | 176 | 30.77 | 70.09 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 209 | 20 |
| India | 36 | 44 | 3 | 1544 | 126 | 37.65 | 70.56 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 181 | 30 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 26* | 39 | 97.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kenya | 5 | 2 | 2 | 87 | 77* | – | 73.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 79 | 24.75 | 80.48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 11 | 0 | 387 | 68 | 35.18 | 78.18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 4 |
| Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 68 | 52.5 | 156.71 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| South Africa | 24 | 26 | 3 | 723 | 136* | 31.43 | 89.25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 27 |
| Sri Lanka | 21 | 21 | 2 | 623 | 72 | 32.78 | 106.13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 30 |
| U.A.E. | 9 | 9 | 2 | 392 | 116* | 56 | 83.05 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 |
| West Indies | 33 | 34 | 6 | 979 | 126 | 34.96 | 82.13 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 92 | 32 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18* | – | 54.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Watson has an impressive record with the bat in Bangladesh and UAE where he averaged over 60.
Distribution of runs – year wise:
| Year | Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | Best | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | Ducks | 4s | 6s |
| 2002 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 236 | 77* | 33.71 | 67.42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 35* | 52 | 69.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 18* | 28 | 60.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 219 | 66* | 24.33 | 57.78 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 284 | 79 | 25.81 | 75.53 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 2 |
| 2007 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 267 | 68 | 53.4 | 109.87 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 |
| 2008 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 455 | 126 | 28.43 | 64.44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 4 |
| 2009 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 1794 | 136* | 51.25 | 69.83 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 213 | 22 |
| 2010 | 45 | 56 | 2 | 1961 | 126 | 36.31 | 68.87 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 221 | 41 |
| 2011 | 34 | 38 | 2 | 1599 | 185* | 44.41 | 99.07 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 177 | 57 |
| 2012 | 31 | 35 | 1 | 1129 | 83 | 33.2 | 71.86 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 92 | 37 |
| 2013 | 32 | 43 | 1 | 1553 | 176 | 36.97 | 76.54 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 185 | 33 |
| 2014 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 549 | 82 | 21.96 | 75.51 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 14 |
| 2015 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 526 | 81 | 32.87 | 71.56 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 8 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 298 | 124* | 49.66 | 150.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 |
2009 was best year for Watson. He scored 1734 runs at an average of 51.25.
Distribution of runs – home/away:
| Home/Away | Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | Best | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | Ducks | 4s | 6s |
| Home | 102 | 117 | 13 | 4022 | 161* | 38.67 | 69.01 | 5 | 27 | 7 | 412 | 62 |
| Away | 136 | 155 | 9 | 5093 | 185* | 34.88 | 75.27 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 595 | 113 |
| Neutral | 69 | 62 | 14 | 1835 | 136* | 38.22 | 98.07 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 161 | 70 |
Bowling:
Distribution of wickets – format wise:
| Format | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5WI |
| Tests | 59 | 93 | 915.5 | 240 | 2526 | 75 | 33/6 | 51/6 | 33.68 | 2.75 | 73.2 | 3 |
| ODIs | 190 | 163 | 1077.4 | 35 | 5342 | 168 | 36/4 | 36/4 | 31.79 | 4.95 | 38.4 | 0 |
| T20Is | 58 | 49 | 155 | 2 | 1187 | 48 | 15/4 | 15/4 | 24.72 | 7.65 | 19.3 | 0 |
Distribution of wickets – opposition wise:
| Opposition | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5WI |
| Bangladesh | 12 | 11 | 59 | 0 | 256 | 13 | 43/3 | 43/3 | 19.69 | 4.33 | 27.2 | 0 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 22/1 | 22/1 | 22 | 3.66 | 36 | 0 |
| England | 69 | 69 | 493.3 | 81 | 2019 | 55 | 15/4 | 15/4 | 36.7 | 4.09 | 53.8 | 0 |
| ICC World XI | 4 | 4 | 33.5 | 1 | 176 | 8 | 39/4 | 39/4 | 22 | 5.2 | 25.3 | 0 |
| India | 40 | 43 | 359.2 | 48 | 1474 | 44 | 42/4 | 42/4 | 33.5 | 4.1 | 49 | 0 |
| Ireland | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 26/3 | 26/3 | 16 | 6.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Kenya | 3 | 3 | 23.3 | 3 | 99 | 3 | 13/2 | 13/2 | 33 | 4.21 | 47 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 23 | 144.4 | 11 | 725 | 21 | 58/3 | 58/3 | 34.52 | 5.01 | 41.3 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 34 | 234.3 | 29 | 967 | 35 | 33/6 | 51/6 | 27.62 | 4.12 | 40.2 | 2 |
| Scotland | 4 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 66 | 4 | 30/3 | 30/3 | 16.5 | 3.88 | 25.5 | 0 |
| South Africa | 30 | 29 | 168.3 | 16 | 865 | 21 | 17/5 | 61/5 | 41.19 | 5.13 | 48.1 | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 32 | 32 | 267.3 | 43 | 1027 | 31 | 3-Nov | 30/5 | 33.12 | 3.83 | 51.7 | 0 |
| West Indies | 45 | 48 | 320.1 | 44 | 1250 | 51 | 43/4 | 43/4 | 24.5 | 3.9 | 37.6 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 45 | 0 | – | – | – | 4.09 | – | 0 |
Watson picked up over 50 wickets in his career against England and West Indies.
Distribution of wickets – host country wise:
| Country | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5WI |
| Australia | 102 | 108 | 835.3 | 126 | 3227 | 97 | 15/4 | 15/4 | 33.26 | 3.86 | 51.6 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 229 | 6 | 49/2 | 49/2 | 38.16 | 6.02 | 38 | 0 |
| England | 49 | 47 | 314.5 | 47 | 1363 | 38 | 33/6 | 51/6 | 35.86 | 4.32 | 49.7 | 2 |
| India | 36 | 37 | 289.4 | 24 | 1241 | 41 | 42/4 | 84/5 | 30.26 | 4.28 | 42.3 | 0 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 26/1 | 26/1 | 38 | 6.33 | 36 | 0 |
| Kenya | 5 | 4 | 31.3 | 4 | 97 | 4 | 13/2 | 13/2 | 24.25 | 3.07 | 47.2 | 0 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 115 | 7 | 43/4 | 43/4 | 16.42 | 4.79 | 20.5 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 11 | 73 | 5 | 416 | 15 | 58/3 | 58/3 | 27.73 | 5.69 | 29.2 | 0 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 30/3 | 30/3 | 10 | 4.28 | 14 | 0 |
| South Africa | 24 | 24 | 147.4 | 11 | 721 | 22 | 17/5 | 61/5 | 32.77 | 4.88 | 40.2 | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 21 | 21 | 153.5 | 30 | 594 | 26 | 3-Nov | 30/5 | 22.84 | 3.86 | 35.5 | 0 |
| U.A.E. | 9 | 3 | 9.5 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 1-Sep | 1-Sep | 17 | 5.18 | 19.6 | 0 |
| West Indies | 33 | 36 | 209.4 | 29 | 895 | 28 | 30/3 | 30/3 | 31.96 | 4.26 | 44.9 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 | – | – | – | 4.75 | – | 0 |
Playing more at home helped Watson to pick bulk of his wickets in Australia. He also picked up 41 wickets in India.
Distribution of wickets – year wise:
| Year | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5WI |
| 2002 | 18 | 16 | 99.5 | 6 | 453 | 12 | 27/3 | 27/3 | 37.75 | 4.53 | 49.9 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 179 | 6 | 18/2 | 18/2 | 29.83 | 4.83 | 37 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 31.4 | 0 | 159 | 0 | – | – | – | 5.02 | – | 0 |
| 2005 | 16 | 17 | 130.1 | 9 | 595 | 17 | 39/4 | 39/4 | 35 | 4.57 | 45.9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 13 | 12 | 83 | 0 | 399 | 20 | 43/4 | 43/4 | 19.95 | 4.8 | 24.9 | 0 |
| 2007 | 14 | 13 | 87.5 | 2 | 507 | 11 | 58/3 | 58/3 | 46.09 | 5.77 | 47.9 | 0 |
| 2008 | 13 | 18 | 168.5 | 24 | 524 | 21 | 42/4 | 84/5 | 24.95 | 3.1 | 48.2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 35 | 27 | 217 | 21 | 948 | 38 | 29/3 | 29/3 | 24.94 | 4.36 | 34.2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 45 | 43 | 294.1 | 37 | 1265 | 48 | 33/6 | 51/6 | 26.35 | 4.3 | 36.7 | 2 |
| 2011 | 34 | 36 | 274.4 | 41 | 1064 | 39 | 17/5 | 30/5 | 27.28 | 3.87 | 42.2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 31 | 35 | 257.1 | 41 | 956 | 40 | 26/3 | 26/3 | 23.9 | 3.71 | 38.5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 32 | 30 | 208.5 | 56 | 783 | 14 | 31/2 | 31/2 | 55.92 | 3.74 | 89.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 21 | 22 | 124.2 | 26 | 559 | 8 | 25/1 | 25/1 | 69.87 | 4.49 | 93.2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 19 | 107 | 12 | 468 | 8 | 39/2 | 80/3 | 58.5 | 4.37 | 80.2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 196 | 9 | 23/2 | 23/2 | 21.77 | 7.25 | 18 | 0 |
2010 was the best year for Watson with the ball as he picked up 48 wickets in that year.
Distribution of wickets – home/away:
| Venue | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5WI |
| home | 102 | 108 | 835.3 | 126 | 3227 | 97 | 15/4 | 15/4 | 33.26 | 3.86 | 51.6 | 0 |
| away | 136 | 138 | 1003.3 | 138 | 4228 | 130 | 17/5 | 30/5 | 32.52 | 4.21 | 46.3 | 1 |
| neutral | 69 | 59 | 309.3 | 13 | 1600 | 64 | 33/6 | 51/6 | 25 | 5.16 | 29 | 2 |
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