Alan Dawson (cricketer)
Alan Charles Dawson (born 27 November 1969) is a South African cricketer who played two Test matches and 19 One Day Internationals (ODI) for South Africa as a seam bowler. Dawson was a member of the South Africa team that won the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the only ICC trophy the country has won till date.
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| Born | 27 November 1969 (age 53) Cape Town, Cape Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992/93–2004/05 | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06–2006/07 | Western Province Boland/Cape Cobras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was born in Cape Town, Cape Province. 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
- "2020 over-50s world cup squads". Over-50s Cricket World Cup. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- "Over-50s Cricket World Cup, 2019/20 - South Africa Over-50s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- "Over-50s World Cup in South Africa cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak". Cricket World. Retrieved 15 March 2020.