David James Falshaw Watson (18 November 1919 – 3 October 1943) was an English cricketer – a right-handed batsman.
Watson made his first-class debut in unusual circumstances during a match between Oxford University and a combined Minor counties team in 1939.
[1] Having bowled nine overs in Oxford University's first-innings, the Minor Counties Francis Wilkinson was injured and took no further part in the match.
The spectating Watson was allowed by the agreement of Oxford University to take to the field for the Minor Counties as a substitute player.
[4] Serving as part of the Fleet Air Arm stationed at HMS Saker in the United States, Watson was undertaking a training flight on 3 October 1943 with a F4U Corsair when his plane was involved in a mid-air collision with fellow Fleet Air Arm pilot and fighter ace Alfred Jack Sewell close to the Maine town of New Gloucester, killing both pilots.