
Alan Dawson
South Africa
Personal Information
Born-
Birth PlaceCape Town, Cape Province
Height-
RoleBatsman
Batting StyleRight Handed Bat
Bowling StyleRight-arm fast-medium
ICC Rankings
Batting
Bowling
All-Rounder
| Format | Current Rank | Best Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Test | -- | -- |
| ODI | -- | -- |
| T20I | -- | -- |
Batting Career Summary
| Format | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 2 | 1 | - | 10 | 10 | 10.0 | 42 | 23.81 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| ODI | 19 | 7 | 4 | 69 | 23 | 23.0 | 67 | 102.99 | - | - | - | 9 | 1 |
| T20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| IPL | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bowling Career Summary
| Format | M | Inn | B | Runs | Wickets | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 2 | 4 | 252 | 117 | 5 | 2/20 | 3/32 | 2.79 | 23.4 | 50.4 | - | - |
| ODI | 19 | 19 | 901 | 715 | 21 | 4/49 | 4/49 | 4.76 | 34.05 | 42.9 | - | - |
| T20 | - | - | - | - | - | -/- | -/- | - | - | - | - | - |
| IPL | - | - | - | - | - | -/- | -/- | - | - | - | - | - |
Profile Summary
Daringly unorthodox with the bat and a quality swing bowler with the ball, Alan Dawson was a true entertainer in whatever he did. He played just a couple of Tests while featuring more in ODIs, as the selection panel looked upon him as a limited-overs specialist. That was a bit unfair on Dawson who had eventually proved himself in the domestic circuit with 300 First-class wickets , at a healthy average and strike-rate. He could swing the ball both ways and a fair clip, a quality that made him a very useful commodity to have in the side. Dawson formed a dangerous pace trio with Craig Matthews and Eric Simons for Western Province. The trio were largely responsible for their side's success during that period. As a batsman, he loved to thrill with an unabashed brand of strokeplay with his preference being to hit to unusual areas. After retirement, Dawson took up gardening on a large scale.