| Osie Dawson | |
| Fullname: | Oswald Charles Dawson |
| Birth Date: | 1 September 1919 |
| Birth Place: | Durban, Natal |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 9 |
| Runs1: | 293 |
| Bat Avg1: | 20.92 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 55 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,294 |
| Wickets1: | 10 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 57.79 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/57 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 10/– |
| Column2: | First-class |
| Matches2: | 75 |
| Runs2: | 3,804 |
| Bat Avg2: | 34.58 |
| 100S/50S2: | 6/20 |
| Top Score2: | 182 |
| Deliveries2: | 9,563 |
| Wickets2: | 123 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 27.86 |
| Fivefor2: | 3 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 5/42 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 76/– |
| International: | true |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Testdebutagainst: | England |
| Testdebutdate: | 7 June |
| Testdebutyear: | 1947 |
| Lasttestdate: | 5 March |
| Lasttestagainst: | England |
| Lasttestyear: | 1949 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/773/773.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 15 November |
| Year: | 2022 |
Oswald Charles Dawson (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.[1] His brother Denis played cricket for Kenya and East Africa.[2]
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.[3]