Peter Dawson (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:John Peter Dawson
Nickname:Snicker
Birth Date:22 August 1946
Birth Place:Chester, Cheshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off spin
Club1:Shropshire
Year1:1974–1988
Columns:1
Column1:List A
Matches1:6
Runs1:40
Bat Avg1:8.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:16
Deliveries1:180
Wickets1:4
Bowl Avg1:37.75
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:2/53
Catches/Stumpings1:3/–
Date:4 July
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12299.html Cricinfo

John Peter Dawson (22 August 1946 – 23 November 2013)[1] was an English cricketer. Dawson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off spin. He was born in Chester, Cheshire and educated in Wales at Rydal School.[2]

Dawson made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Dawson played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1988, which included 84 Minor Counties Championship appearances[3] and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[4] He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Warwickshire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy.[5] In his 6 List A matches, he scored 40 runs at an average of 8.00, with a high score of 16.[6] With the ball, he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 37.75, with best figures of 2/53.[7] [8] He played at club level in Shropshire for Shrewsbury and Ludlow, and also played at county level below first-class for Denbighshire.[2]

He was also a rugby player who appeared in representative matches for North Wales.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Dawson . St.Georges Cricket Club, Telford . 23 November 2013 . 26 January 2014.
  2. Book: Percival, Tony. Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. 1999. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. 33. 1-902171-17-9. Published by Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  3. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Peter Dawson. CricketArchive. 4 July 2011.
  4. Web site: Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Peter Dawson. CricketArchive. 4 July 2011.
  5. Web site: List A Matches played by Peter Dawson. CricketArchive. 4 July 2011.
  6. Web site: List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Dawson. CricketArchive. 4 July 2011.
  7. Web site: List A Bowling For Each Team by Peter Dawson. CricketArchive. 4 July 2011.
  8. Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998, pages 33,55.