Richard Dawson      

Full name Richard Kevin James Dawson

Born August 4, 1980, Doncaster, Yorkshire

Current age 31 years 297 days

Major teams England, British Universities, Devon, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire

Nickname Billy Dog

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Height 6 ft 4 in

Education Batley Grammar School; Exeter University

Richard Kevin James Dawson
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 7 13 3 114 19* 11.40 363 31.40 0 0 14 0 3 0
First-class 103 153 17 2927 87 21.52 0 12 63 0
List A 130 81 19 663 41 10.69 0 0 46 0
Twenty20 42 22 5 178 27* 10.47 159 111.94 0 0 12 2 13 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 7 8 1116 677 11 4/134 4/134 61.54 3.63 101.4 1 0 0
First-class 103 15467 8770 199 6/82 44.07 3.40 77.7 5 0
List A 130 4874 4011 130 4/13 4/13 30.85 4.93 37.4 5 0 0
Twenty20 42 39 809 1045 39 3/24 3/24 26.79 7.75 20.7 0 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut India v England at Mohali, Dec 3-6, 2001 scorecard
Last Test Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 2-6, 2003 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class debut 2000
Last First-class Gloucestershire v Kent at Bristol, Sep 23-25, 2009 scorecard
List A debut 1999
Last List A Glamorgan v Gloucestershire at Cardiff, May 15, 2011 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Derbyshire v Yorkshire at Derby, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Gloucestershire v Surrey at Bristol, Jul 18, 2010 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
21, 0/31 Glouc 2nd XI v Durham 2nd Cambridge 10 Jun 2011 Other T20
15, 0/9 Glouc 2nd XI v Warwcks 2nd Coventry 8 Jun 2011 Other T20
0/18 Glouc 2nd XI v Warwcks 2nd Coventry 8 Jun 2011 Other T20
- Glouc 2nd XI v Smrst 2nd XI Bristol 7 Jun 2011 Other T20
3 Glouc 2nd XI v Smrst 2nd XI Bristol 7 Jun 2011 Other T20
22, 2/29 Glouc 2nd XI v Essex 2nd XI Bishop's Stortford 31 May 2011 Other OD
29*, 1/9 Gloucs v Dorset Sherborne 27 May 2011 Other T20
0/11, 12 Glouc 2nd XI v Glam 2nd XI Bristol 26 May 2011 Other T20
3/20, 8 Glouc 2nd XI v Worcs 2nd XI Kidderminster 23 May 2011 Other T20
11, 2/30 Glouc 2nd XI v Worcs 2nd XI Kidderminster 23 May 2011 Other T20
Profile

A silk shirt in an empty English cupboard, Richard Dawson helped bowl Yorkshire to their first Championship since 1968, and at just 21 was chosen for England's 2001-02 tours to India and New Zealand. An accurate, attacking bowler with a dainty, high-stepping action reminiscent of Peter Such, Dawson flights the ball well, and extracts plenty of turn, grips the turf and uses his height to conjure some hearty bounce. Easy-going and quick to learn, he took four wickets in his debut innings at Mohali, and stepped into the breach against Australia the following winter, following an injury to Ashley Giles. Although palpably out of his depth, he kept his head above water, and proved his temperament with some brave batting against the likes of Brett Lee. Handy in the outfield as well, he is multi-dimensional enough to make more of a mark than England's last two wet-nursed offspinners, Jason Brown and Graeme Swann, and in 2004, he was named in England's 30-man pool of players for that season's Champions Trophy. But thereafter he faded from the reckoning and by the end of 2006, unable to command a place in the Yorkshire side, he found himself released on financial grounds - and Northamptonshire quickly snapped him up on a one-year deal for 2007. It was a short-lived stay and his deal wasn't renewed, leaving him out of the professional set-up until Gloucestershire came knocking towards the end of the 2008 season.
Tanya Aldred August 2008

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Jun 8, 2006

Richard Dawson roars an appeal ... in vain, Middlesex v Yorkshire, Southgate, June 8, 2006

Richard Dawson roars an appeal ... in vain

© Martin Williamson

Jul 1, 2005

Ismail Dawood and Richard Dawson celebrate the run out of Phil Mustard, Yorkshire v Durham, Headingley, June 30, 2005

Ismail Dawood and Richard Dawson celebrate

© Getty Images

Dec 19, 2002

Academy bowler Tremlett pitches one outside off to Test batsman Butcher at Richardson Park in Perth Western Australia. The Test players won the match by six wickets.

Christopher Tremlett to Mark Butcher in Perth - December 2002

© ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Notes

NBC Denis Compton Award 2001

Country Fixtures Country Results
2nd Test: England v West Indies at Nottingham - May 25-29
West Indies 370 England 259/2
Sussex v Notts at Hove - May 25-28
Sussex 309 Notts 320/4
Group B: Durham v Scotland at Chester-le-Street
May 27, 2012 (13:45 local | 12:45 GMT | 08:45 EDT | 07:45 CDT | 05:45 PDT)
Group C: Northants v Warwickshire at Northampton
May 27, 2012 (13:45 local | 12:45 GMT | 08:45 EDT | 07:45 CDT | 05:45 PDT)
Group B: Somerset v Hampshire at Taunton
May 27, 2012 (13:45 local | 12:45 GMT | 08:45 EDT | 07:45 CDT | 05:45 PDT)
Group C: Unicorns v Yorkshire at Scarborough
May 27, 2012 (13:45 local | 12:45 GMT | 08:45 EDT | 07:45 CDT | 05:45 PDT)
Group A: Worcs v Middlesex at Worcester
May 27, 2012 (13:45 local | 12:45 GMT | 08:45 EDT | 07:45 CDT | 05:45 PDT)
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