Ryan Edward Watkins (born 9 June 1983) is a Welsh cricketer. He played for Glamorgan as a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.[1]

Ryan Watkins
Personal information
Full name
Ryan Watkins
Born (1983-06-09) 9 June 1983 (age 40)
Abergavenny, Wales
NicknameWokka
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003–2009Glamorgan (squad no. 24)
FC debut26 July 2005 Glamorgan v Bangladesh A
LA debut6 September 2004 Glamorgan v Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 33 22 26
Runs scored 951 253 93
Batting average 18.28 16.86 9.30
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/0
Top score 87 39 18
Balls bowled 2,932 646 456
Wickets 39 16 31
Bowling average 49.41 43.81 19.45
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/40 2/25 5/16
Catches/stumpings 18/– 2/– 8/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 August 2009

As a teenager, he captained Gwent and Wales before signing a development contract with the Welsh County side.

Watkins made his debut in 2005 and contributed with both the bat and the ball during 2006, when he was consistently in the first XI.

Watkins also holds the record by a Glamorgan outfielder for holding the most catches in a match: he caught seven in a County Championship match against Kent County Cricket Club.[citation needed].

In 2009 he set a new Glamorgan record for Twenty20 cricket bowling with 5/16 against Gloucestershire, but was released by the side after the 2009 season.[citation needed]

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