| Harold Dawson | |
| Country: | England |
| Birth Date: | 10 August 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Todmorden, Yorkshire, England |
| Death Place: | Todmorden, Yorkshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Year1: | 1947–1948 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 10 |
| Runs1: | 236 |
| Bat Avg1: | 13.11 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 37 |
| Deliveries1: | 12 |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/– |
| Date: | 24 December |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/11845.html Cricinfo |
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.