COM101 Business Report: Shane Watson's Career Analysis & Impact

This business report provides a detailed analysis of Shane Watson's international cricket career, highlighting his debut, records across different formats (Test, ODI, T20I), and significant batting and bowling achievements. It includes a compilation of his centuries, best scores, and bowling figures, along with a list of awards received throughout his career. The report also addresses the challenges Watson faced, particularly concerning injuries, and concludes with an overview of his impact on the Australian cricket team and the lessons young cricketers can learn from his journey. The report references various sources for factual accuracy and further reading.

SHANE WATSON

INTRODUCTION
• Shane Watson is a well known
personality from Australia.
• He was born on 17th June 1981
and was nicknamed as Watto.
• He had made many records in
the international cricket.
• He retired from all forms of
international cricket in the year
2016.
• In his entire career he faced
many injuries but with his zeal
to play for the nation he was
able to return back strongly.

International Career
• Shane Watson debut his international cricket on
24th March 2002 v South Africa in an ODI
match.
• He received his first test cap on 2nd January
2005 v Pakistan. On the other hand his T20I
debut was on 24th February 2003 v South Africa.
• In his whole international career he played 59
Tests, 190 ODI, 58 T20I.

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International Records
Competition Test ODI T20I LA
Matches 59 190 58 265
Runs scored 3,731 5,757 1,462 7,915
Batting average 35.19 40.54 29.24 38.60
100s/50s 4/24 9/33 1/10 11/46
Top score 176 185* 124* 185*
Balls bowled 5,495 6,466 930 8,406
Wickets 75 168 48 213
Bowling average 33.68 31.79 24.72 33.15
5 wickets in innings 3 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a n/a
Best bowling 6/33 4/36 4/15 7/69
Catches/stumpings 45/– 64/– 20/– 88/–

Batting Records
Score Fixture Venue Season
Test 176 Australia v England Kennington Oval,
London
2013
ODI 185* Australia v Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National
Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
2011
T20I 124* Australia v India Sydney Cricket Ground,
Sydney
2016
FC 203* Hampshire v
Warwickshire
Rose Bowl, Hampshire 2005
LA 185* Australia v Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National
Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
2011
T20 124* Australia v India Sydney Cricket Ground,
Sydney
2016

Bowling Records
Score Fixture Venue Season
Test 6/33 Australia v Pakistan Headingley, Leeds 2010
ODI 4/36 Australia v Pakistan Gabba, Brisbane 2009/10
T20I 4/15 Australia v England Adelaide Oval,
Adelaide
2010/11
FC 7/69 Queensland v
South Australia
Gabba, Brisbane 2008/09
LA 4/36 Australia v Pakistan Gabba, Brisbane 2009/10
T20 4/15 Australia v England Adelaide Oval,
Adelaide
2010/11

Test Centuries
Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Start date Result
1 120* 15 Pakistan Australia
Melbourne,
Australia
Melbourne
Cricket Ground
26 December
2009
Won
2 126 21 India India Mohali,
India
Punjab Cricket
Association
Stadium
1 October 2010 Lost
3 176 46 England United Kingdom
London, England,
United Kingdom
The Oval 21 August 2013 Drawn
4 103 49 England Australia Perth,
Australia
WACA Ground 13 December
2014
Won

ODI Centuries
Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Date Result
1 126 69 West Indies Grenada St. George's,
Grenada
National Cricket
Stadium
29 June 2008 Won
2 116* 77 Pakistan United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates
Sheikh Zayed Cricket
Stadium
3 May 2009 Lost
3 136* 89 England South Africa Centurion,
South Africa
SuperSport Park 2 October 2009 Won
4 105* 90 New Zealand South Africa Centurion,
South Africa
SuperSport Park 5 October 2009 Won
5 161* 118 England Australia Melbourne,
Australia
Melbourne Cricket
Ground
16 January 2011 Won
6 185* 97 Bangladesh Bangladesh Dhaka,
Bangladesh
Sher-e-Bangla National
Cricket Stadium
11 April 2011 Won
7 122 155 West Indies Australia Canberra,
Australia
Manuka Oval 6 February 2013 Won
8 143 165 England United Kingdom
Southampton, England,
United Kingdom
Rose Bowl 16 September 2013 Won
9 102 170 India India Nagpur, India Vidarbha Cricket
Association Stadium
30 October 2013 Lost

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Awards Received
Awards Year
Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year 2002
Australian ODI Player of the Year 2010, 2011, 2012
Australian Twenty 20 Player of the Year 2012, 2013, 2017
Australian Test Player of the Year 2011
Allan Border Medal 2010, 2011
McGilvray Medal 2010

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Watson’s struggle
• Shane Watson faced many challenges during his
international careers among them injuries were
most common.
• Due to injuries he missed matches in the crucial
tournaments.
• It led his bad average in the whole cricketing
season.
• He fought back and came strongly so as to
improve his performance.

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CONCLUSION
• Shane Watson was an excellent player in the
Australia and has made many records in the
international cricket.
• His all-round performance he was has able to
lead his team to victory at various occasions.
• He played his cricket as per the need of the team
at any position and demand of the situation.
• Young cricketers can learn from his career and his
fight against ups and down.

References
• Cricbuzz, (2018) Shane Watson. Retrieved from: http://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/158/shane-
watson
• Elena. (2018) Top 10 Richest Cricketers in the World 2018. Retrieved from:
https://www.trendrr.net/2791/richest-cricketers-world/
• Espncricinfo, (2018) Shane Watson. Retrieved from: http://
www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8180.html
• Cricket.com.au, (2018) Shane Watson. Retrieved from: https://
www.cricket.com.au/players/shane-watson/4LbFLlC8IUqlTjo1L3ktIA
• ABC news (2013) Clarke tends to an injured Watson. Retrieved from: http://
www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-03/clarke-tends-to-an-injured-watson/5066244
• Hindustan times (2018) Shane Watson can still play for Australian cricket team, says Marcus
Stoinis. Retrieved from: https://
www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/shane-watson-can-still-play-for-australian-cricket-team-says
-marcus-stoinis/story-ImHjIRVxJeDUtrRcDgRYSP.html
• Pabari, U. (2018) Shane Watson retirement: Statistical analysis of international career runs.
Retrieved from: http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/shane-watson-retirement-statistical-
analysis-of-international-career-runs-424199?
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