Mark Robert James Watt (born 29 July 1996) is a Scottish
cricket
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er.
He made his
Twenty20 International
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debut
against Ireland on 18 June 2015.
He made his
List A
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debut in the
2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 31 July 2015 against
Nepal
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.
On 5 February 2016 he took his first five-wicket haul in a T20I match, picking up five wickets for 27 runs
against the Netherlands in the UAE.
He made his
first-class debut in the
2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 9 August 2016 against the
United Arab Emirates
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.
He made his
One Day International
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(ODI) debut
against Hong Kong on 8 September 2016.
In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the
inaugural edition of the
Euro T20 Slam
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cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.
In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the
2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier
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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In May 2021, during the ODI series
against the Netherlands, Watt took his 100th wicket in international cricket for Scotland. In September 2021, Watt was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the
2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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.
In March 2022, Watt was re-signed by
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
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to play in the
2022 T20 Blast in England. The following month, in the
2022 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series match against
Oman
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, Watt played in his 100th international match for Scotland.
In May 2024, he was named in Scotland’s squad for the
2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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tournament.
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1996 births
Living people
Scottish cricketers
Scotland One Day International cricketers
Scotland Twenty20 International cricketers
Lancashire cricketers
Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
Cricketers from Edinburgh
Derbyshire cricketers