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Oswald Charles "Osie" Dawson MC (1 September 1919 – 22 December 2008) was a South African cricketer who played in 9 Tests, 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
Died	22 December 2008(2008-12-22) (aged 89) Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	South African
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 9 75 Runs scored 293 3804 Batting average 20.92 34.58 100s/50s 0/1 6/20 Top score 55 182 Balls bowled 1294 9563 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

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]

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.[2]

References

External links

• Cricinfo
• CricketArchive

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