Cliff McWatt explained

Clifford McWatt
Fullname:Clifford Aubrey McWatt
Birth Date:1 February 1922
Birth Place:Georgetown, British Guiana
Death Place:Ottawa, Canada
Batting:Left-handed
Role:Wicket-keeper
Columns:2
Column1:Tests
Matches1:6
Runs1:202
Bat Avg1:28.85
100S/50S1:0/2
Top Score1:54
Deliveries1:24
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:16.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/16
Catches/Stumpings1:9/1
Column2:First-class
Matches2:41
Runs2:1,673
Bat Avg2:28.84
100S/50S2:2/7
Top Score2:128
Wickets2:2
Bowl Avg2:52.50
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:1/16
Catches/Stumpings2:45/6
International:true
Country:West Indies
Testdebutdate:15 January
Testdebutyear:1954
Lasttestdate:11 April
Lasttestyear:1955
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/clifford-mcwatt-52432 Cricinfo

Clifford Aubrey McWatt (1 February 1922 – 20 July 1997) was a West Indian cricketer who played in six Tests in 1954 and 1955.

A wicket-keeper and useful lower-order batsman, McWatt made 54 and 36 not out against England on his Test debut in the First Test in Kingston in 1953–54, sharing seventh-wicket partnerships of 88 in the first innings with Gerry Gomez and 90 (unbroken) in the second innings with Everton Weekes. West Indies won easily.[1] He played all five Tests in that series. The next season, he replaced Alfred Binns for the Second Test against Australia before being replaced in turn by Clairmonte Depeiaza for the Third Test.

He played for British Guiana from 1943–44 to 1956–57, and toured India, Pakistan and Ceylon in 1948–49 as the reserve wicket-keeper with the West Indian team. His highest first-class score was 128, for British Guiana against Trinidad in 1953–54.

McWatt moved to Canada in 1986, where he died on 20 July 1997 as a result of a car crash.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/20/20962.html West Indies v England, Kingston 1953–54
  2. Wisden 1998, p. 1435.