Mark Robert James Watt (born 29 July 1996) is a Scottish cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 International debut against Ireland on 18 June 2015.[2] He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 31 July 2015 against Nepal.[3] 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.[4] He made his first-class debut in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 9 August 2016 against the United Arab Emirates.[5] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Hong Kong on 8 September 2016.[6]
 Watt bowling for Derbyshire (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mark Robert James Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 July 1996 Edinburgh, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 61) | 8 September 2016 v Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 7 March 2024 v Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 40) | 18 June 2015 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 28 July 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019, 2022–present | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[7][8] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[9]
In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[10] In May 2021, during the ODI series against the Netherlands, Watt took his 100th wicket in international cricket for Scotland.[11] In September 2021, Watt was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[12]
In March 2022, Watt was re-signed by Derbyshire County Cricket Club to play in the 2022 T20 Blast in England.[13] The following month, in the 2022 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series match against Oman, Watt played in his 100th international match for Scotland.[14]