Alan Dawson (cricketer)
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Alan Charles Dawson is a South African
cricketer
who played two Tests
and 19 One Day Internationals for South Africa as a seam bowler
.
His international career lasted from 1998 to 2004, yielding 21 ODI wickets at a bowling average
of 34.04 and five Test wickets at 23.39. However, both of his Tests were against bottom-ranked Bangladesh
.
Dawson's best 'international' performance occurred in the semi final of the Commonwealth Games
in Kuala Lumpur in 1998. South Africa had lost nine wickets when Dawson joined Nicky Boje
at the crease. They put on a partnership to steer South Africa into the final where they beat Australia (captained by Steve Waugh
)
Dawson's best batting in first class cricket occurred in a Supersport Series final
when Western Province had lost much of their upper order and Dawson and Eric Simons
rescued them to post a decent total which they defended.
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
cricketer
Cricketer
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who played two Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and 19 One Day Internationals for South Africa as a seam bowler
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
.
His international career lasted from 1998 to 2004, yielding 21 ODI wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 34.04 and five Test wickets at 23.39. However, both of his Tests were against bottom-ranked Bangladesh
Bangladeshi cricket team
The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status...
.
Dawson's best 'international' performance occurred in the semi final of the Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
in Kuala Lumpur in 1998. South Africa had lost nine wickets when Dawson joined Nicky Boje
Nicky Boje
Nico "Nicky" Boje is a South African cricketer who played in 43 Tests and 115 One Day Internationals for South Africa, and attended Grey College in Bloemfontein...
at the crease. They put on a partnership to steer South Africa into the final where they beat Australia (captained by Steve Waugh
Steve Waugh
Stephen Rodger "Steve" Waugh, AO is a former Australian cricketer and fraternal twin of cricketer Mark Waugh. A right-handed batsman, he was also a successful medium-pace bowler...
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Dawson's best batting in first class cricket occurred in a Supersport Series final
SuperSport Series
The SuperSport Series is the main domestic first class cricket competition in South Africa, first contested in 1889-90. From 1990-91 it became known as the Castle Cup, and from 1996-97 by its current title...
when Western Province had lost much of their upper order and Dawson and Eric Simons
Eric Simons
Eric Owen Simons is a former South African cricketer. He was an all-rounder, and he played 23 One Day Internationals but no Tests for South Africa in the 1990s...
rescued them to post a decent total which they defended.