Clifford Aubrey McWatt (1 February 1922 – 20 July 1997) was a

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er who played in six

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s in 1954 and 1955. A

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and useful lower-order batsman, McWatt made 54 and 36 not out against England on his Test debut in the First Test in Kingston in 1953–54, sharing seventh-wicket partnerships of 88 in the first innings with

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and 90 (unbroken) in the second innings with

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. West Indies won easily. He played all five Tests in that series. The next season, he replaced Alfred Binns for the Second Test against Australia before being replaced in turn by Clairmonte Depeiaza for the Third Test. He played for British Guiana from 1943–44 to 1956–57, and toured India, Pakistan and Ceylon in 1948–49 as the reserve wicket-keeper with the West Indian team. His highest first-class score was 128, for British Guiana against Trinidad in 1953–54. McWatt moved to Canada in 1986, where he died on 20 July 1997 as a result of a car crash.''

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'' 1998, p. 1435.

References

External links

Clifford McWatt at Cricinfo

1922 births 1997 deaths West Indies Test cricketers Sportspeople from Georgetown, Guyana Guyanese cricketers Guyana cricketers Road incident deaths in Canada Accidental deaths in Ontario Guyanese emigrants to Canada Wicket-keepers {{Guyana-cricket-bio-stub