Cliff Dickeson | |
Country: | New Zealand |
Fullname: | Clifford Wayne Dickeson |
Birth Date: | 26 March 1955 |
Birth Place: | Kawakawa, New Zealand |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Club1: | Northern Districts |
Year1: | 1973–74 to 1986–87 |
Club2: | Bedfordshire |
Year2: | 1975 to 1976 |
Columns: | 2 |
Column1: | FC |
Matches1: | 90 |
Runs1: | 1289 |
Bat Avg1: | 12.04 |
100S/50S1: | 0/3 |
Top Score1: | 59 |
Deliveries1: | 21,353 |
Wickets1: | 282 |
Bowl Avg1: | 29.22 |
Fivefor1: | 9 |
Tenfor1: | 2 |
Best Bowling1: | 7/79 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 59/– |
Column2: | List A |
Matches2: | 32 |
Runs2: | 257 |
Bat Avg2: | 16.11 |
100S/50S2: | 0/1 |
Top Score2: | 62 |
Deliveries2: | 1744 |
Wickets2: | 39 |
Bowl Avg2: | 26.33 |
Fivefor2: | 0 |
Tenfor2: | n/a |
Best Bowling2: | 3/21 |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 18/– |
Date: | 7 September 2021 |
Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/cliff-dickeson-36892 Cricinfo |
Clifford Wayne Dickeson (born 26 March 1955) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 90 first-class matches for Northern Districts.
A left-arm spin bowler, Dickeson took a record 282 wickets for Northern Districts between 1973 and 1987.[1] His best match figures were 11 for 142 against Wellington in 1979-80 and his best in an innings 7 for 79 the following season against Central Districts.[2]
Dickeson also played two seasons of Minor Counties Championship cricket for Bedfordshire in 1975 and 1976, and Hawke Cup cricket for Northland and Hamilton between 1970 and 1988.[3] [4] He coached the Northern Districts Spirit for 11 years before he retired in 2011.[5]