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Full name David Graham Dawson
Born March 7, 1982, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Current age 26 years 221 days
Major teams Australian Capital Territory,Tasmania
Nickname Dawso
Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height
1.77 m
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
Ct
St
First-class
20
39
2
944
144*
25.51
2798
33.73
2
4
18
0
List A
9
8
0
137
55
17.12
233
58.79
0
1
7
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
20
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
List A
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Career statistics
First-class debut
2004/05
Last First-class
South Australia v Tasmania at Adelaide, Feb 8-11, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2004/05
Last List A
Tasmania v South Australia at Hobart, Dec 10, 2005 scorecard
Profile
David Dawson began his Pura Cup career in record-breaking fashion when he became the first Australian to score a century and carry his bat on first-class debut. Starting with 123 against Western Australia, Dawson had to work much harder for the rest of his haul of 476 runs at 28 in 2004-05, and a strike-rate in the 30s was a worry. A small batsman best-suited to opening, he collected 467 at 29 in his second season, including an unbeaten 144 that earned Tasmania a hard-fought draw against South Australia. With his batting method more suited to the longer game, he has played only a handful of one-day matches, but will not become a regular until he is capable of rotating the strike easily. Despite a woeful return to the Pura Cup side in 2007-08 - he made 1 and three ducks - he retained his state contract for the following season. Dawson, who grew up in the ACT, attended the Academy in 2002 and 2005, when he went on the India and Sri Lanka tour. A part-time wicketkeeper, he also played for the Prime Minister's XI in 2002.
Cricinfo staff September 2008
