Leigh WattsMEMBER
Played 1981-82 – 1999-00
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Played 1981-82 – 1999-00
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Off the field
Career totals
Career
253
Games
19
Seasons
1981-82 – 1999-00
Played
Batting
262
Innings
38
Not outs
6,889
Runs
131
High score
30.75
Average
41
50s
7
100s
Bowling
155
Wickets
29.25
Average
5
5-fors
1610
Overs
Fielding
100
Catches
Career figures combine what's recorded live in Morrie with the club's own historical records — averages are shown only where there's enough real data to be honest about.
On this dayin 1995: 37 and 2/33 and 2 ct v Collingwood
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 3 | 8 | 8* | 8.00 | 36 | 0 | 0/24 | 1 |
| 1982-83 | 10 | 70 | 26* | 11.67 | 70.3 | 3 | 2/19 | 3 |
| 1983-84 | 9 | 160 | 51 | 17.78 | 108.1 | 8 | 2/46 | 4 |
| 1984-85 | 15 | 551 | 104 | 32.41 | 195.3 | 23 | 5/12 | 4 |
| 1985-86 | 16 | 475 | 76* | 29.69 | 85.1 | 18 | 7/59 | 11 |
| 1986-87 | 14 | 340 | 123* | 30.91 | 202.1 | 25 | 6/47 | 9 |
| 1987-88 | 15 | 318 | 50 | 19.88 | 179.1 | 16 | 4/31 | 5 |
| 1988-89 | 15 | 161 | 48 | 10.06 | 204 | 22 | 5/41 | 5 |
| 1989-90 | 14 | 606 | 113 | 50.50 | 179 | 8 | 2/53 | 6 |
| 1990-91 | 15 | 568 | 100* | 37.87 | 52 | 2 | 2/30 | 4 |
| 1991-92 | 15 | 335 | 86 | 22.33 | 35 | 2 | 1/16 | 7 |
| 1992-93 | 13 | 371 | 99* | 33.73 | 19 | 0 | 0/6 | 6 |
| 1993-94 | 18 | 856 | 131* | 61.14 | 69.2 | 6 | 2/60 | 10 |
| 1994-95 | 17 | 403 | 104* | 31.00 | 110 | 16 | 3/29 | 2 |
| 1995-96 | 16 | 443 | 60* | 40.27 | 58 | 5 | 2/33 | 5 |
| 1996-97 | 16 | 424 | 77 | 32.62 | 4 | 0 | 0/2 | 5 |
| 1997-98 | 15 | 499 | 77 | 38.38 | 2 | 1 | 1/6 | 8 |
| 1998-99 | 15 | 246 | 59 | 20.50 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 3 |
| 1999-00 | 2 | 49 | 37 | 24.50 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Career | 253 | 6,883 | 131* | 30.87 | 155 | 7/59 | 99 |
Milestones
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
| 22 | 678 | 100* | 32.29 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 23.15 | 5/12 | 2 | |
| 18 | 547 | 131* | 39.07 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 48.11 | 2/40 | ||
| 18 | 370 | 70 | 21.76 | 2 | 18 | 24.83 | 7/59 | 1 | ||
| 17 | 569 | 87 | 33.47 | 6 | 6 | 38.67 | 3/33 | |||
| 17 | 493 | 95 | 30.81 | 4 | 3 | 84.00 | 1/6 | |||
| 17 | 453 | 100* | 32.36 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 43.29 | 3/42 | ||
| 16 | 691 | 113 | 38.39 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 19.38 | 5/41 | 1 | |
| 16 | 432 | 104 | 36.00 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 41.78 | 2/19 | ||
| 16 | 377 | 70* | 31.42 | 2 | 7 | 38.14 | 3/30 | |||
| 16 | 336 | 82 | 22.40 | 1 | 5 | 39.40 | 2/52 | |||
| 15 | 449 | 123* | 32.07 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 24.91 | 4/31 | ||
| 15 | 261 | 99* | 23.73 | 1 | 13 | 18.69 | 6/47 | 1 | ||
| 15 | 206 | 57 | 17.17 | 1 | 11 | 19.82 | 3/36 | |||
| 13 | 427 | 104* | 35.58 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 23.91 | 3/42 | ||
| 10 | 296 | 95 | 32.89 | 2 | 2 | 70.50 | 2/40 | |||
| 6 | 149 | 60* | 37.25 | 1 | 4 | 13.00 | 3/29 | |||
| 6 | 149 | 71 | 29.80 | 1 | 3 | 21.00 | 2/36 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 75 | 8 | 1,827 | 104 | 27.27 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | 105 | 13 | 3,188 | 131* | 34.65 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 43 | 7 | 1,253 | 104* | 34.81 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 26 | 4 | 433 | 70 | 19.68 | 3 | 2 | |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | 117 | 62* | 29.25 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | 5 | 4 | 65 | 26* | 65.00 | |||
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
In the record book
Among players of 1981-82 to 1999-00: 4th of 89 for runs, 5th of 67 for wickets, 2nd of 93 for matches, 5th of 17 for hundreds, 5th of 84 for catches, 8th of 48 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy-Doncaster: 5th of 184 for runs, 14th of 135 for wickets, 8th of 197 for matches, 7th of 34 for hundreds, 11th of 167 for catches, 9th of 81 for batting average.
Played like…
The careers nearest Watts’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
As captain
Led the side in 30 matches (1994-95 to 1997-98): won 12, lost 15, drawn 2, 1 other.
Most often led
Season by season
Wickets by season
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.
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| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 75 | 8 | 1,827 | 104 | 27.27 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 180 | 26 | 4,991 | 131* | 32.41 | 29 | 6 | 11 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 6 | 4 | 65 | 26* | 32.50 | 1 |
Batted most often at 4th.
Turned 7 of 48 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 12.8% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 40 times.
Most often dismissed by: Smith (6), Dodemaide (5), Huntington (4), Sutherland (4), Graf (4).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 102 | 22 | 3,837 | 131* | 47.96 | 27 | 5 | 2 |
| In losses | 131 | 14 | 2,344 | 104 | 20.03 | 11 | 2 | 17 |
| In draws | 25 | 2 | 649 | 95 | 28.22 | 3 | 1 | |
| In ties | 3 | 0 | 53 | 30 | 17.67 | 1 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 56 | 73 | 20.16 | 1.3 |
| In losses | 78 | 75 | 35.96 | 1.0 |
| In draws | 19 | 5 | 65.60 | 0.3 |
| In ties | 1 | 2 | 18.50 | 2.0 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 115 | 11 | 3,030 | 113 | 29.13 | 19 | 3 | 12 |
| Batting second | 128 | 20 | 3,473 | 131* | 32.16 | 21 | 4 | 7 |
| Second innings of the match | 18 | 7 | 380 | 77 | 34.55 | 1 | 2 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As captain | 31 | 4 | 930 | 77 | 34.44 | 10 | 1 | |
| Otherwise | 230 | 34 | 5,953 | 131* | 30.37 | 31 | 7 | 20 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schramms Reserve | 103 | 104 | 2,888 | 123* | 32.09 | 50 | 36.16 | 3/22 |
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 25 | 29 | 534 | 87 | 20.54 | 21 | 26.71 | 5/17 |
| Central Reserve South Oval | 9 | 10 | 221 | 60* | 27.63 | 13 | 14.92 | 5/12 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 9 | 9 | 301 | 131* | 37.63 | 11 | 19.45 | 7/59 |
| Russell Lucas Oval | 9 | 8 | 117 | 54* | 16.71 | 5 | 34.40 | 3/42 |
| University Oval | 9 | 8 | 148 | 48 | 18.50 | – | – | 0/10 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 8 | 10 | 372 | 85 | 41.33 | 8 | 13.75 | 5/41 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 8 | 8 | 151 | 57 | 25.17 | 3 | 27.67 | 1/0 |
| Toorak Park | 8 | 7 | 306 | 104 | 61.20 | 7 | 34.00 | 2/19 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 7 | 9 | 92 | 45* | 15.33 | 2 | 44.00 | 2/24 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 7 | 7 | 256 | 104* | 42.67 | 5 | 28.80 | 2/38 |
| Albert Ground | 7 | 7 | 213 | 76* | 42.60 | 3 | 76.67 | 2/54 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 7 | 7 | 317 | 95 | 52.83 | 2 | 54.50 | 1/6 |
| Western Oval | 6 | 6 | 176 | 68 | 29.33 | 1 | 63.00 | 1/14 |
| Shepley Oval | 5 | 6 | 225 | 95 | 56.25 | 2 | 28.50 | 2/40 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 5 | 5 | 139 | 42 | 27.80 | 8 | 17.25 | 4/31 |
| Victoria Park | 5 | 5 | 163 | 99* | 40.75 | 8 | 15.00 | 6/47 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 3 | 4 | 56 | 37 | 14.00 | 1 | 62.00 | 1/38 |
| AH Butler Oval | 3 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 15.50 | 3 | 9.67 | 3/29 |
| Kardinia Oval | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 | 2 | 18.00 | 2/36 |
| Hedges Oval | 2 | 2 | 36 | 30 | 18.00 | – | – | – |
| FW Reid Oval | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | – | – | – |
| Geelong Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19.00 | – | – | – |
| Harry Trott Oval (new) | 1 | 1 | 46 | 46* | – | – | – | 0/2 |
| Leckie Park Oval | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 | – | – | – |
| Xavier College | 1 | 1 | 54 | 54 | 54.00 | – | – | – |
| Camberwell Sports Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
Batters dismissed
5 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 7/28 v Waverley, 1984-85. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name
1984-85: 1st XI Bowling, A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion · 1986-87: 1st XI Bowling, A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion · 1988-89: 1st XI Bowling · 1989-90: 1st XI Batting, A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion · 1990-91: Doug Rumble Trophy — Best Clubman · 1993-94: premiership, 1st XI Batting
The arc
Leigh Watts' best season with the bat was 1993-94: 856 runs from 18 innings at 61.14. The best ten-innings patch came in 1989-90 to 1990-91: 555 runs at 92.50. The leanest, 1988-89: 57 runs at 5.70.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty51 | 7 Jan 1984 | v Melbourne, 1983-84 |
| First five-for5/12 | 20 Oct 1984 | v Waverley, 1984-85 |
| First hundred104 | 23 Feb 1985 | v Prahran, 1984-85 |
| 1,000th run37 took him to 1,015 | 21 Dec 1985 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1985-86 |
| 50th wicket2/35 took him to 51 | 25 Jan 1986 | v North Melbourne-Geelong, 1985-86 |
| 50th match25 | 16 Feb 1986 | v South Melbourne, 1985-86 |
| 2,000th run48 took him to 2,010 | 12 Nov 1988 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1988-89 |
| 100th wicket2/44 took him to 101 | 21 Jan 1989 | v Richmond, 1988-89 |
| 100th match2, 2/53 | 18 Nov 1989 | v Prahran, 1989-90 |
| 3,000th run53 took him to 3,038 | 26 Jan 1991 | v Carlton, 1990-91 |
| 150th match31, 0/6 | 6 Feb 1993 | v Hawthorn, 1992-93 |
| 4,000th run83 took him to 4,057 | 16 Oct 1993 | v Northcote, 1993-94 |
| 5,000th run20 took him to 5,006 | 7 Jan 1995 | v Carlton, 1994-95 |
| 150th wicket2/40 took him to 151 | 7 Oct 1995 | v Dandenong, 1995-96 |
| 200th match46*, 0/2 | 26 Jan 1996 | v South Melbourne, 1995-96 |
| 6,000th run62* took him to 6,033 | 22 Feb 1997 | v South Melbourne, 1996-97 |
| 250th match59 | 6 Mar 1999 | v North Melbourne, 1998-99 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 131* | v Melbourne, 1993-94 | Won, Final |
| 123* | v Carlton, 1986-87 | Won |
| 113 | v Northcote, 1989-90 | Won |
| 104* | v North Melbourne, 1994-95 | Won |
| 104 | v Prahran, 1984-85 | Lost |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7/59 | v St Kilda, 1985-86 | Won |
| 6/47 | v Collingwood, 1986-87 | Won |
| 5/12 | v Waverley, 1984-85 | Won |
| 5/17 | v Waverley, 1985-86 | Won |
| 5/41 | v Northcote, 1988-89 | Won |
Moved about the order across 19 seasons: at 4th in 7, at 3rd in 5, at 6th in 3, at 5th in 2, at 8th in 1, at 7th in 1.
| Season | Usual spot | Inn | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 8 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 1982-83 | 6 | 11 | 11.67 |
| 1983-84 | 3 | 9 | 17.78 |
| 1984-85 | 3 | 17 | 32.41 |
| 1985-86 | 3 | 18 | 29.69 |
| 1986-87 | 3 | 15 | 30.91 |
| 1987-88 | 3 | 16 | 19.88 |
| 1988-89 | 4 | 17 | 10.06 |
| 1989-90 | 4 | 15 | 50.50 |
| 1990-91 | 4 | 18 | 37.87 |
| 1991-92 | 4 | 15 | 22.33 |
| 1992-93 | 4 | 13 | 33.73 |
| 1993-94 | 4 | 18 | 61.14 |
| 1994-95 | 4 | 16 | 31.00 |
| 1995-96 | 5 | 16 | 40.27 |
| 1996-97 | 6 | 16 | 32.62 |
| 1997-98 | 5 | 14 | 38.38 |
| 1998-99 | 6 | 13 | 20.50 |
| 1999-00 | 7 | 2 | 24.50 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 128 | 133 | 17 | 3,422 | 123* | 29.50 | 71 | 33.37 |
| Away | 125 | 128 | 21 | 3,461 | 131* | 32.35 | 84 | 25.77 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 223 | 233 | 33 | 6,174 | 123* | 30.87 | 128 | 31.01 |
| Sunday | 14 | 14 | 1 | 297 | 55* | 22.85 | 18 | 17.39 |
| Weekday | 16 | 14 | 4 | 412 | 131* | 41.20 | 9 | 28.00 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-day | 237 | 246 | 36 | 6,662 | 131* | 31.72 | 154 | 29.40 |
| Unknown format | 16 | 15 | 2 | 221 | 60* | 17.00 | 1 | 6.00 |
Two-day when a side batted twice, the game was drawn or the card says so; one-day when the card says so.
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 46 | 44 | 6 | 1,020 | 100* | 26.84 | 29 | 22.07 |
| Nov | 56 | 57 | 8 | 1,094 | 99* | 22.33 | 39 | 25.03 |
| Dec | 25 | 26 | 3 | 706 | 86 | 30.70 | 11 | 45.27 |
| Jan | 47 | 49 | 8 | 1,407 | 100* | 34.32 | 39 | 27.69 |
| Feb | 48 | 52 | 7 | 1,371 | 104* | 30.47 | 25 | 32.80 |
| Mar | 31 | 33 | 6 | 1,285 | 131* | 47.59 | 12 | 43.33 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 250 | 258 | 37 | 6,654 | 123* | 30.11 | 155 | 29.20 |
| Finals | 3 | 3 | 1 | 229 | 131* | 114.50 |
The card names his victims in 62 of 81 wicket-taking games.
| Season | M | Ct |
|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 3 | 1 |
| 1982-83 | 10 | 3 |
| 1983-84 | 9 | 4 |
| 1984-85 | 15 | 4 |
| 1985-86 | 16 | 11 |
| 1986-87 | 14 | 9 |
| 1987-88 | 15 | 5 |
| 1988-89 | 15 | 5 |
| 1989-90 | 14 | 6 |
| 1990-91 | 15 | 5 |
| 1991-92 | 15 | 7 |
| 1992-93 | 13 | 6 |
| 1993-94 | 18 | 10 |
| 1994-95 | 17 | 2 |
| 1995-96 | 16 | 5 |
| 1996-97 | 16 | 5 |
| 1997-98 | 15 | 8 |
| 1998-99 | 15 | 3 |
| 1999-00 | 2 | 1 |
Caught most off