Richard Dawson
England
Profile
An attacking off-spinner, who imparts ample flight to the ball, Richard Dawson, came into the spotlight when he bowled Yorkshire to their first Championship crown since 1968. Dawson's efforts were rewarded with a call up for England's tour of India in 2001. Dawson had a fair debut, taking the wickets of VVS Laxman, Anil Kumble, Sanjay Bangar and Harbhajan Singh but conceded 134 runs. With Ashely Giles establishing himself as England's front-line spinner, opportunities to Dawson were few and far between. Dawson's Test career lasted 7 matches.
He was picked in the preliminary English squad for the 2004 Champions Trophy but failed to make the final cut.
Post retirement, Dawson went on to become a journalist. In 2008 though, he returned to county cricket, taking up a coaching position (spin coach) with Gloucestershire.
By Cricbuzz Staff
Personal Information
Born
August 04, 1980 (44 years)
Birth Place
Doncaster, Yorkshire
Height
6 ft 4 in
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm offbreak
ICC Rankings
Test
ODI
T20
Batting
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Bowling
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Batting Career Summary
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 7 | 13 | 3 | 114 | 19 | 11.4 | 363 | 31.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Bowling Career Summary
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wickets | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5w | 10w | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 7 | 8 | 1116 | 677 | 11 | 4/134 | 4/134 | 3.64 | 61.55 | 101.45 | 0 | 0 |