Cliff Dickeson

Clifford Wayne Dickeson (born 26 March 1955) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 90 first-class matches for Northern Districts.

Cliff Dickeson

Personal information
Full name	Clifford Wayne Dickeson
Born	(1955-03-26) 26 March 1955 (age 68) Kawakawa, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1973–74 to 1986–87	Northern Districts
1975 to 1976	Bedfordshire
Career statistics
Competition FC List A Matches 90 32 Runs scored 1289 257 Batting average 12.04 16.11 100s/50s 0/3 0/1 Top score 59 62 Balls bowled 21,353 1744 Wickets 282 39 Bowling average 29.22 26.33 5 wickets in innings 9 0 10 wickets in match 2 n/a Best bowling 7/79 3/21 Catches/stumpings 59/– 18/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 September 2021

A left-arm spin bowler, Dickeson took a record 282 wickets for Northern Districts between 1973 and 1987.^[1] His best match figures were 11 for 142 against Wellington in 1979-80 and his best in an innings 7 for 79 the following season against Central Districts.^[2]

Dickeson also played two seasons of Minor Counties Championship cricket for Bedfordshire in 1975 and 1976, and Hawke Cup cricket for Northland and Hamilton between 1970 and 1988.^[3][4] He coached the Northern Districts Spirit for 11 years before he retired in 2011.^[5]

References

1. "Cliff Dickeson". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
2. "Cricket: Teenage spin star keen to play Aussies". NZ Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
3. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Cliff Dickeson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
4. "Hawke Cup Matches played by Cliff Dickeson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
5. "Northern Spirit coach appointed". NZC. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

External links

• Cliff Dickeson at ESPNcricinfo