Hubert Digby Watson CIE CBE (31 December 1869 – 9 October 1947) was an English first-class cricketer and colonial administrator.

Hubert Watson
Personal information
Full name
Hubert Digby Watson
Born31 December 1869
Harrow, Middlesex, England
Died9 October 1947(1947-10-09) (aged 77)
Inkpen, Berkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm underarm slow
RelationsArthur Watson (brother)
Reginald Digby (uncle)
Kenelm Digby (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1891–1892Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 248
Batting average 13.05
100s/50s –/–
Top score 40
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 July 2020

The son of Arthur George Watson, he was born at Harrow in December 1869. He was educated at Harrow School, before going up to Balliol College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made ten appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1891–92.[2] He scored 248 runs in his ten matches, at an average of 13.05 and with a high score of 40.[3]

After graduating from Oxford, Watson joined the Indian Civil Service in December 1893, where he was posted to the Punjab as an assistant commissioner. He was a political officer at Wanna in 1898, before being transferred to the North-West Frontier Province in 1901, with Watson serving there as a deputy commissioner by 1904.[4] He was made a Companion to the Order of the Indian Empire in the 1919 New Year Honours.[5] Watson later served as a treasurer for Save the Children and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1932 New Year Honours.[6] Watson died in October 1947 at Inkpen, Berkshire.[7] His brother, Arthur, and uncles, Reginald and Kenelm, all played first-class cricket.

References

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  1. ^ Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 608.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Hubert Watson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Hubert Watson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ The India List and India Office List. Harrison. 1919. p. 641.
  5. ^ "No. 31099". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. p. 109.
  6. ^ "No. 33785". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1931. p. 8.
  7. ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1947". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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