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South African cricketer

Osie Dawson
Personal information
Full nameOswald Charles Dawson
Born(1919-09-01)1 September 1919
Durban, Natal
Died22 December 2008(2008-12-22) (aged 89)
Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut7 June 1947 v England
Last Test5 March 1949 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 9 75
Runs scored 293 3,804
Batting average 20.92 34.58
100s/50s 0/1 6/20
Top score 55 182
Balls bowled 1,294 9,563
Wickets 10 123
Bowling average 57.79 27.86
5 wickets in innings 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/57 5/42
Catches/stumpings 10/– 76/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 November 2022

Oswald Charles Dawson MC (1 September 1919 – 22 December 2008) was a South African cricketer who played in 9 Test matches, all against England, in the 1947 and 1948–49 series.

He was a medium pace bowler and a useful late middle order batsman who was an important player for Natal from 1938–39 to 1949–50 and Border from 1951–52 to 1961–62. He also played baseball for Natal. His brother Denis played cricket for Kenya and East Africa.

Before he came to prominence on the cricket field, he had a distinguished record in World War II. He served with the Royal Durban Light Infantry at the Battle of El Alamein and later won a Military Cross in Italy.

References

  1. Graham Short, The Trevor Goddard Story, Purfleet, Durban, 1965, p. 18.
  2. "Denis Dawson". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. "Ossie Dawson dies aged 89". Cricinfo. 24 December 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2013.

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