Garth Dawson

Garth James Dawson (born 17 October 1959) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played 36 first-class and 22 List A matches for Otago between the 1980–81 and 1984–85 seasons.[1]

Garth Dawson
Personal information
Full name
Garth James Dawson
Born (1959-10-17) 17 October 1959
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
RelationsGreg Dawson (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1977/78–2006/07Southland
1980/81–1984/85Otago
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 May 2016

Dawson was born at Invercargill in the Southland Region of New Zealand in 1959 and educated at Southland Boys' High School,[2][3] the son of Brian Dawson. His father stood as a first-class umpire[4] and Garth played age-group cricket for Otago from the 1976–77 season. He made his Southland debut in the Hawke Cup the following season, going on to play in 20 matches for the side in the competition until the 2006–07 season.[5]

Primarily a batsman, Dawson's senior Otago debut came in January 1981, playing against Auckland in a List A match before making his first-class debut the following day against the same team. Over five seasons he played in more than 50 senior matches for the side, scoring a total of 1,591 runs, including nine half-centuries.[5] He retired from the top-class game in order to focus on work after the 1984–85 season.[6]

Dawson's son, Greg Dawson, played Hawke Cup matches for Southland and age-group cricket for Otago before making six first-class appearances for Canterbury during the 2014–15 season.[6][7]

References
  1. "Garth Dawson". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 41. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. The Suthlandian, December 1976, Southland Boys' High School. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. Brian Dawson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2023. (subscription required)
  5. Garth Dawson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2023. (subscription required)
  6. Savory L (2014) Greg Dawson follows dad to first-class crease, Southland Times, 25 October 2014. Available via Stuff. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  7. Greg Dawson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2023. (subscription required)


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