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.
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| Full name | Oswald Charles Dawson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 September 1919 Durban, Natal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 December 2008 (aged 89) Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 7 June 1947 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 5 March 1949 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 15 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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.
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