| Arthur Watson | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Arthur Lacon Watson |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1866 |
| Birth Place: | Northwood, Isle of Wight, England |
| Death Place: | Wootton Bridge, Isle of Wight, England |
| Family: | Arthur Watson (father) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Club2: | Cambridge University |
| Year2: | 1888 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 26 |
| Bat Avg1: | 6.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 22 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 19 January |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22335.html Cricinfo |
Arthur Lacon Watson (27 August 1866 — 28 June 1955) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of The Reverend Arthur Watson, he was born on the Isle of Wight at Northwood in August 1866. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] after which he matriculated to Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] In the same year that he matriculated, Watson made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Sussex at Southampton. While studying at Cambridge, he also made one first-class appearance for Cambridge University Cricket Club against Surrey at The Oval in 1888.[3] In his two first-class matches, he scored 26 runs with a high score of 22.[4] After graduating from Cambridge, Watson became an assistant master at Narborough in Leicestershire, before becoming a private tutor.[1] Watson died on the Isle of Wight at Wootton Bridge in June 1955.