Ryan Robert Watson (born 12 November 1976) is a Zimbabwean-born Scottish cricketer who played limited over internationals and captained Scotland.

He decided at the age of 23 to leave South Africa permanently in an attempt to qualify to play for Scotland under residency rules.

He had a largely disappointing Cricket World Cup in 2007 although he had the privilege of captaining his side for their second group match against South Africa.

During his career, Watson scored over 5,000 runs for his country and shares the accolade of a record 194 caps with former teammate Craig Wright who said "Ryan has been one of the most influential batsmen for Scotland in the last 10 years with numerous match winning innings for us".

[5] Watson played an important part in the 2012 play-offs and helped Glenrothes CC gain promotion to the Cricket Scotland League (CSL) for the first time in their history.