Dawson Harron

Personal information
Full name	Dawson Gascoigne Harron
Born	12 September 1921(1921-09-12) Langley Park, County Durham, England
Died	21 July 1988(1988-07-21) (aged 66) Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1951	Leicestershire
1947–1948	Durham
Career statistics
Competition	First-class
Matches	10
Runs scored	186
Batting average	15.50
100s/50s	–/1
Top score	53
Balls bowled	–
Wickets	–
Bowling average	–
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	–
Catches/stumpings	2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2011

Dawson Gascoigne Harron (12 September 1921 – 21 July 1988) was an English cricketer. Harron was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Langley Park, County Durham.

Harron made his debut for Durham in the 1947 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1947 to 1949, making 5 Minor Counties Championship appearances.^[1]

Harron later joined Leicestershire, making his first-class debut for the county against Middlesex in the 1951 County Championship. He made nine further first-class appearances in 1951, the last of which came against Yorkshire.^[2] In his ten first-class matches, he scored a total of 186 runs at an average of 15.50, with a high score of 53.^[3] This score, which was his only first-class fifty, came against Surrey.^[4]

He died in Coventry, Warwickshire on 21 July 1988.

References

1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Dawson Harron". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30015/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 8 September 2011. 
2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Dawson Harron". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30015/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 8 September 2011. 
3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Dawson Harron". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30015/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 8 September 2011. 
4. ^ "Surrey v Leicestershire, 1951 County Championship". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19885.html. Retrieved 8 September 2011. 

External links

• Dawson Harron at ESPNcricinfo
• Dawson Harron at CricketArchive

Persondata
Name	Harron, Dawson
Alternative names
Short description	Cricketer
Date of birth	12 September 1921
Place of birth	Langley Park, County Durham, England
Date of death	21 July 1988
Place of death	Coventry, Warwickshire, England