David Watkins (cricketer)

David Watkins (born 18 August 1928) is a former English cricketer. Watkins was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Watkins made his first-class appearances for Essex against Northamptonshire. He appeared infrequently for Essex, making eleven further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Kent in the 1954 County Championship, In his twelve first-class matches, he scored 210 runs at an average of 16.15, with a high score of 32. With the ball, he took 8 wickets at a bowling average of 52.62, with best figures of 2/45. He left Essex at the end of the 1955 season.