David Dawson (cricketer)

David Graham Dawson (born 7 March 1982) is an Australian former cricketer who played for Tasmania and New South Wales. He plays club cricket for Kingborough Cricket Club.

David Dawson
Personal information
Full name
David Graham Dawson
Born (1982-03-07) 7 March 1982 (age 42)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
NicknameSmokey
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004/05–2008/09Tasmania
2011/12–2012/13New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 31 14
Runs scored 1,348 289
Batting average 24.07 24.08
100s/50s 2/5 1/1
Top score 144* 124*
Catches/stumpings 35/0 9/0
Source: CricInfo, 18 July 2020

Dawson broke into the Australian first class cricket scene in spectacular fashion when on debut he became the first batsman to ever score a century on debut and carry the bat through the innings at the same time.

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