Richard Dawson (cricketer)

Richard Dawson
Personal information
Full name
Richard Kevin James Dawson
Born (1980-08-04) 4 August 1980
Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 608)3 December 2001 v India
Last Test2 January 2003 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999–2000Devon
2001–2006Yorkshire
2002Marylebone Cricket Club
2007–2008Northamptonshire
2009–2011Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 7 103 122 41
Runs scored 114 2927 594 178
Batting average 11.40 21.52 10.06 10.47
100s/50s —/— —/12 —/— —/—
Top score 19* 87 41 27*
Balls bowled 1116 15,467 4568 809
Wickets 11 199 123 39
Bowling average 61.54 44.07 30.32 26.79
5 wickets in innings 0 5 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/134 6/82 4/13 3/24
Catches/stumpings 3/— 63/— 43/— 13/—
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Richard Kevin James Dawson (born 4 August 1980) is an English cricket coach and former player, who is currently the head coach of Glamorgan County Cricket Club. As a player, he was primarily a bowler who bowled off-spin. He earned seven caps for England between 2001 and 2003, taking a total of 11 wickets.