He also played three seasons with Durham MCCU, including a number of first-class games, and also appeared in several minor counties matches for Oxfordshire.
Born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, and educated at Abingdon School,[1] Watkins then studied for his degree in Natural Sciences at Durham University.
[2] Qualifying via his father, a headmaster of Saint Helier's Victoria College, Watkins made his debut for Jersey late in the 2012 season, in the annual inter-insular match against Guernsey.
Watkins was one of Jersey's leading players at the tournament, finishing only behind Ben Stevens for runs scored and being named man of the match twice – for 73 and 1/16 against Tanzania and for 116 and 1/25 in the final against Malaysia.
In April 2018, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.