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 Dawson
Personal information
Full name
Oswald Charles Dawson
Born(1919-09-01)1 September 1919
Durban, Natal
Died22 December 2008(2008-12-22) (aged 89)
Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut7 June 1947 v England
Last Test5 March 1949 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 9 75
Runs scored 293 3,804
Batting average 20.92 34.58
100s/50s 0/1 6/20
Top score 55 182
Balls bowled 1,294 9,563
Wickets 10 123
Bowling average 57.79 27.86
5 wickets in innings 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/57 5/42
Catches/stumpings 10/– 76/–
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

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  1. ^ Graham Short, The Trevor Goddard Story, Purfleet, Durban, 1965, p. 18.
  2. ^ "Denis Dawson". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Ossie Dawson dies aged 89". Cricinfo. 24 December 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
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