Alan Dawson (cricketer)

Alan Charles Dawson (born 27 November 1969 in Cape Town, Cape Province) is a South African cricketer who played two Tests and 19 One Day Internationals for South Africa as a seam bowler.

Alan Dawson
Personal information
Born27 November 1969 (1969-11-27) (age 50)
Cape Town, Cape Province
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992–2004Western Province
2004–2007Western Province Boland/Cape Cobras
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 2 19
Runs scored 10 69
Batting average 10.00 23.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 10 23*
Balls bowled 252 901
Wickets 5 21
Bowling average 23.39 34.04
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 2/20 4/49
Catches/stumpings 0/- 2/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 January 2006

His international career lasted from 1998 to 2004, yielding 21 ODI wickets at a bowling average of 34.04 and five Test wickets at 23.39. However, both of his Tests were against bottom-ranked Bangladesh.

Dawson's best 'international' performance occurred in the semi-final of the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998. South Africa had lost nine wickets when Dawson joined Nicky Boje at the crease. They put on a partnership to steer South Africa into the final where they beat Australia (captained by Steve Waugh)

Dawson's best batting in first class cricket occurred in a Supersport Series final when Western Province had lost much of their upper order and Dawson and Eric Simons rescued them to post a decent total which they defended.

In February 2020, he was named in South Africa's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa.[1][2] However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]

References
  1. "2020 over-50s world cup squads". Over-50s Cricket World Cup. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. "Over-50s Cricket World Cup, 2019/20 - South Africa Over-50s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. "Over-50s World Cup in South Africa cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak". Cricket World. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Joe Scuderi		 Nelson Cricket Club professional
1997		 Succeeded by
Roger Harper
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