He was educated at Denstone College where he was in the cricket team from 1936 to 1939.
He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1947 season against Worcestershire in May when he was not out for 12 and took two catches.
Watson was a left-hand batsman who played eleven innings in six first-class matches with an average of 8.50 and a top score of 25 not out.
He was a leg-break bowler, but did not bowl in a first-class game.
[1] Watson died at Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Wales at the age of 65.