Les Watt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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New Zealand cricketer
Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1924
Place of Birth: Waitati, Otago Region, New Zealand
Date of Death: 15-Nov-1996
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Les Watt
- Leslie Watt (17 September 1924, Waitati, Otago, New Zealand - 15 November 1996, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand) was a New Zealand cricketer who played one Test for New Zealand, against England in March 1955. In first class cricket Watt played 48 matches between 1942-43 and 1962-63, making just over 2,000 runs at a batting average of 23.30.
- He often opened the batting for Otago with Bert Sutcliffe, whose first-class average was more than twice as high. Watt's highest first-class score was 96 against Auckland in 1950-51, when he and Sutcliffe (who made 275) batted throughout the first day to put on 373 for the first wicket.
- Later that season the pair put on 178 for the first wicket (Watt making 65) against Central Districts.
- Otago won the Plunket Shield, Sutcliffe scoring 610 runs and Watt 326 (at an average of 46.57, including a score of 94 against Wellington) in the four matches.
- It was his most productive season. In 1954-55, batting at number six for Otago, Watt came third in the Plunket Shield averages with 237 runs at 47.40, and made 37 not out in a trial match for South Island against North Island.
- He was selected for the First Test at Dunedin, making his Test debut with Noel McGregor and Ian Colquhoun.
- Batting at number six, he was bowled twice, for 0 and 2.
- He was replaced in the Second Test team by Matt Poore. He retired after the 1955-56 season, then returned to play in 1962-63, but Otago lost all five of its matches, and Watt made only 135 runs at 13.50, and did not play again.
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