# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bj-watling
# Generated: 2026-09-01T19:06:41.694Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bj-watling"
name: "BJ Watling"
slug: "bj-watling"
description: "Bradley-John Watling, known as BJ Watling, is a South African-born former New Zealand international cricketer who played domestically for Northern Districts. He made his Test debut in December 2009 and eight months later played his first One Day International. In 2012, Watling assumed the role of wicket-keeper in Tests."
tagline: "New Zealand cricketer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BJ_Watling_as_non-striker%2C_Hamilton_test_2010_20100328_1.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "New Zealand"
  isoCode: "NZ"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1985-07-09"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             25
  historical:           7.128262666666666
  currentAttention:     100
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "বিজে ওয়াটলিং"
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    title: "BJ Watling"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump