Richard Dawson (cricketer)

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = ENG
name = Richard Dawson
picture = RichardDawson crop.jpg
batting style = Right hand bat
bowling style = Right arm off break
tests = 7
test runs = 114
test bat avg = 11.40
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = 19*
test balls = 1116
test wickets = 11
test bowl avg = 61.54
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = 4/134
test catches/stumpings = 3/-
FCs = 89
FC runs = 2496
FC bat avg = 21.33
FC 100s/50s = -/11
FC top score = 87
FC balls = 13801
FC wickets = 185
FC bowl avg = 41.54
FC 5s = 5
FC 10s = -
FC best bowling = 6/82
FC catches/stumpings = 48/-
debut date = 3 December
debut year = 2001
last date = 2 January
last year = 2003
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11848.html

Richard Kevin James Dawson (born 4 August 1980 in Doncaster, Yorkshire) is an English cricketer, who plays primarily as an off-spinner.

Dawson played for the England Under-19 side against New Zealand in 1998/99 and Australia in 1999, and made his first-class debut for British Universities (he was an undergraduate at Exeter University) against the touring Zimbabweans the following summer. He first appeared for Yorkshire in 2001.

He made his Test match debut against India in 2001/02, and filled in for the injured Ashley Giles during the following winter's Ashes series. However, since then he has found himself out of the England set up. Dawson is most famous for being the bowler whom Steve Waugh hit for four off the final ball of the day's play to complete a famous century.

In the 2006 season Richard Dawson found himself captaining Yorkshire 2nd XI and at the end of that current season he was released from his contract with Yorkshire. He was signed by Northamptonshire after his release from Yorkshire to provide cover for their England spinner Monty Panesar.

Dawson was released by Northamptonshire at the end of the 2007 season, and began training as a journalist in September 2007. However in the 2008 English cricket season, he once again returned to English county cricket, this time with Gloucestershire.