| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 August 1914 Todmorden, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 May 1994 (aged 79) Todmorden, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1948 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harold Dawson (10 August 1914 – 14 May 1994) was an English first-class cricketer. Dawson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
Dawson joined famous Lancashire League team Todmorden Cricket Club in 1931. A prolific batsman for the club, Dawson scored a fifty on every ground in the Lancashire League. Dawson played in four championship and four Worsley Cup-winning sides.
Dawson represented Hampshire in ten first-class matches between 1937 and 1938. Dawson made his County Championship debut against Kent in 1937. His final first-class appearance for the county came against a Combined Services team in 1938.
In 1949 Dawson represented Devon in a friendly match against Worcestershire. In 1957 Dawson was part of a combined Lancashire League side that took on Lancashire in a friendly match.
From 1985 to 1986 Dawson was the president of Todmorden Cricket Club and of the Lancashire League.
Dawson died in Todmorden, Yorkshire on 14 May 1994.
External links
- Harold Dawson at Cricinfo
- Harold Dawson at CricketArchive
- Matches and detailed statistics for Harold Dawson
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