reflected: When you lose your confidence you don't want to bowl again. When I went on the West Indies tour I had no confidence, even though I got 17 wickets at an average of about 25, and 10 of them were in first-class games. I only bowled about 78 overs on tour. When you lose your confidence it's not a nice feeling – you can't do what you used to do, but I'm only sorry it was the wrong day at the wrong time [in Sydney], because if I was myself, I assure you, in my opinion, I would have played more Test cricket, but that's only my assumption. I appreciated the experience [in the Caribbean], but after three months with no confidence [in my bowling] I was pleased to get back home. Later career Watkins was dropped from the NSW side at the beginning of the 1973–74 season. He continued to play club cricket, mostly as a batsman, in Newcastle, where he worked for a shipping company. In 1976–77 he took 4/66 for Newcastle against Sydney. References External links 1943 births Living people Australia Test cricketers New South Wales cricketers Australian cricketers