David Watson (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English cricketer, born 1919
Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1919
Place of Birth: St Pancras, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 03-Oct-1943
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About David Watson (cricketer)
- David James Falshaw Watson (18 November 1919 – 3 October 1943) was an English cricketer – a right-handed batsman.
- He was born at St Pancras, London. Educated at Sedbergh School, Watson later studied at the University of Oxford.
- Watson made his first-class debut in unusual circumstances during a match between Oxford University and a combined Minor counties team in 1939.
- Having bowled nine overs in Oxford University's first-innings, the Minor Counties Francis Wilkinson was injured and took no further part in the match.
- The spectating Watson was allowed by the agreement of Oxford University to take to the field for the Minor Counties as a substitute player.
- Batting in the Minor Counties first-innings, Watson scored 33 runs before he was dismissed by Michael Farebrother, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 35 runs.Following this match he made a second first-class appearance, this time for Oxford University against Leicestershire.
- In a match which ended as a draw he was dismissed for 7 runs in the university's first-innings by Vic Jackson, while in their second-innings he remained unbeaten with 8 runs.Watson served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, reaching the rank of sub-lieutenant by 1943.
- Serving as part of the Fleet Air Arm stationed at HMS Saker in the United States, Watson was undertaking a training flight on 3 October 1943 with a F4U Corsair when his plane was involved in a mid-air collision with fellow Fleet Air Arm pilot and fighter ace Alfred Jack Sewell close to the Maine town of New Gloucester, killing both pilots.
- Watson was buried with full military honours at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard cemetery.
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