| Leo Watson | |
| Fullname: | Leo Cooper Watson |
| Birth Date: | 30 July 1885 |
| Birth Place: | St Helens, Lancashire, England |
| Death Place: | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Family: | Harold Watson (brother) |
| Club1: | Otago |
| Year1: | 1911/12 |
| Date: | 27 May |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38808.html CricInfo |
Leo Cooper Watson (30 July 1885 - 21 November 1961) was an English-born cricketer. He played one first-class match in New Zealand for Otago during the 1911–12 season.[1]
Watson was born at St Helens in Lancashire in 1885.[2] His father was a groundsman in the county and the family lived at Salford for a time where his older brother, Harold, played cricket before migrating to New Zealand in 1905.[2] [3]
Leo Watson followed his brother to the Dominion in 1909, leaving London on the SS Turakina[4] and played cricket for the Carisbrook club in Dunedin before leaving for Wellington the following year.[5] By 1911 he was living at Christchurch and playing club cricket for the Sydenham club.[6] His only first-class match was a December 1910 fixture between Otago and Canterbury played at Lancaster Park in Christchurch. Watson scored 10 runs in each innings and did not bowl.[7]
Watson went on to play for and captain the Sunnyside club at Papanui in Christchurch.[8] He grew tomatoes for a living and died in the city in 1961 at the age of 76.[1] [2]