Researching Simon Watkins
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 18148 people with the Watkins surname? In that year Watkins was ranked number 202 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Simon means "he who hears" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Simon Watkins on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Simon Watkins and the Watkins Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 23658 people with the Watkins surname in the UK? Watkins is now ranked number 220 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 167104 people with the Watkins surname in the USA? Watkins is ranked number 102 for popularity in the USA. |
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Simon Watkins
Simon Joseph Vernon Watkins (born 20 January 1989) is an English cricketer. Watkins is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Wandsworth, London and educated at Corfe Hills School in Broadstone, Dorset.
Waktins made his debut for Dorset in the 2007 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Cornwall. He continues to play Minor counties cricket for Dorset, having also appeared for the county in the Minor Counties Championship.
Proceeding to Oxford Brookes University, Watkins made his only first-class appearance for Oxford UCCE against Middlesex in 2010. In the University first-innings, Watkins scored an unbeaten 46. In their second-innings, he scored 8 runs before being dismissed by Josh Davey. With the ball, he bowled without success, sending down 17 wicket-less overs.
He previously played for the Hampshire Second XI from 2006 to 2009.
In 2013 Watkins travelled to Australia, where he represented the Mentone Cricket Club in the Melbourne metropolitan competition, the Victorian Turf Cricket Association.
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