Oswald Charles DawsonMC (1 September 1919 – 22 December 2008) was a South African cricketer who played in 9 Test matches, all against England, in the 1947 and 1948–49 series.
He was a medium pace bowler and a useful late middle order batsman who was an important player for Natal from 1938–39 to 1949–50 and Border from 1951–52 to 1961–62. He also played baseball for Natal.[1] His brother Denis played cricket for Kenya and East Africa.[2]
ossie, dawson, oswald, charles, dawson, september, 1919, december, 2008, south, african, cricketer, played, test, matches, against, england, 1947, 1948, series, osie, dawsonpersonal, informationfull, nameoswald, charles, dawsonborn, 1919, september, 1919durban. Oswald Charles Dawson MC 1 September 1919 22 December 2008 was a South African cricketer who played in 9 Test matches all against England in the 1947 and 1948 49 series Osie DawsonPersonal informationFull nameOswald Charles DawsonBorn 1919 09 01 1 September 1919Durban NatalDied22 December 2008 2008 12 22 aged 89 Umhlanga KwaZulu NatalBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm mediumInternational informationNational sideSouth AfricaTest debut7 June 1947 v EnglandLast Test5 March 1949 v EnglandCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 9 75Runs scored 293 3 804Batting average 20 92 34 58100s 50s 0 1 6 20Top score 55 182Balls bowled 1 294 9 563Wickets 10 123Bowling average 57 79 27 865 wickets in innings 0 310 wickets in match 0 0Best bowling 2 57 5 42Catches stumpings 10 76 Source CricketArchive 15 November 2022He was a medium pace bowler and a useful late middle order batsman who was an important player for Natal from 1938 39 to 1949 50 and Border from 1951 52 to 1961 62 He also played baseball for Natal 1 His brother Denis played cricket for Kenya and East Africa 2 Before he came to prominence on the cricket field he had a distinguished record in World War II He served with the Royal Durban Light Infantry at the Battle of El Alamein and later won a Military Cross in Italy 3 References Edit Graham Short The Trevor Goddard Story Purfleet Durban 1965 p 18 Denis Dawson Cricket Archive Retrieved 21 December 2022 Ossie Dawson dies aged 89 Cricinfo 24 December 2008 Retrieved 5 January 2013 External links EditOssie Dawson at ESPNcricinfo This biographical article related to a South African cricket person born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ossie Dawson amp oldid 1128651374, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
