Player Profile

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
FormatCurrent RankBest Rank
Test----
ODI----
T20I----

Batting Career Summary

FormatMInnNORunsHSAvgBFSR100200504s6s
Test21-101010.04223.81---1-
ODI1974692323.067102.99---91
T20-------------
IPL-----0.0-0.0-----

Bowling Career Summary

FormatMInnBRunsWicketsBBIBBMEconAvgSR5w10w
Test2425211752/203/322.7923.450.4--
ODI1919901715214/494/494.7634.0542.9--
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.