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Liam Dawson
Personal information
Full name
Liam Andrew Dawson
Born(1990-03-01)1 March 1990(age 34)
Swindon,Wiltshire,England
NicknameDaws, Lemmy
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap676)16 December 2016 vIndia
Last Test14 July 2017 vSouth Africa
ODI debut (cap244)4 September 2016 vPakistan
Last ODI22 November 2022 vAustralia
ODI shirt no.83
T20I debut (cap76)5 July 2016 vSri Lanka
Last T20I25 September 2022 vPakistan
T20I shirt no.83
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–presentHampshire(squad no. 8)
2011–2012Mountaineers
2013Prime Bank Cricket Club
2014Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
2015→Essex(on loan)
2016Rangpur Riders
2017Chittagong Vikings
2018–2020Peshawar Zalmi(squad no. 7)
2018/19Comilla Victorians
2021Southern Brave
2022Islamabad United(squad no. 83)
2022–2024London Spirit
2023Lahore Qalandars
2023/24Melbourne Stars
2023/24Sunrisers Eastern Cape
2024Gulf Giants
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 6 203 167
Runs scored 84 63 10,195 3,722
Batting average 21.00 12.60 34.91 32.93
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 17/54 3/20
Top score 66* 20 171 113*
Ballsbowled 526 264 22,605 6,607
Wickets 7 5 350 174
Bowling average 42.57 58.60 31.03 30.13
5 wickets in innings 0 0 14 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 3 0
Best bowling 2/34 2/70 7/51 7/15
Catches/stumpings 2/– 2/– 204/– 77/–
Medal record
Men'sCricket
RepresentingEngland
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 2019 England and Wales
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner 2022 Australia
Runner-up 2016 India
Source:ESPNcricinfo,28 September 2024

Liam Andrew Dawson(born 1 March 1990) is an Englishcricketerwho plays forHampshireand for theEngland cricket team.He is a right-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox spin. He made his international debut for England in July 2016, and has since played all three formats of the game for England, the last in 2022. Dawson was part of the England squad that won the2019 Cricket World Cup,however, he did not play in any matches during the tournament.

Early career

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Dawson started playing cricket at the age of 3 and joined Goatacre when he was 7. He then moved on to play his youth cricket at Chippenham Cricket Club in Wiltshire, where he was spotted by Hampshire.

After appearing regularly for Hampshire Second XI andWiltshirein 2006, Dawson was selected for England under-19s tour of Malaysia in 2006/07. During the tour, he took impressive figures of 6/9 against Malaysia.[1]During England under-19s Test series with Pakistan in 2007, he was England's leading wicket-taker.

Domestic and T20 franchise career

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Dawson appeared in threeList Amatches for Hampshire towards the end of the2007 season.He failed to take a wicket but he scored a run-a-ball 32 on his debut. On 19 September 2007, he made hisfirst-classdebut againstYorkshire,although he did not bat or bowl.

Dawson scored his maiden century at Trent Bridge againstNottinghamshirein 2008. In January 2009, he was called into the England Lions squad to tour New Zealand. Dawson was a member of Hampshire's2009 Friends Provident Trophywinning team. In 2010, he played just eight Championship matches, averaging 29 with the bat. In 2011, he averaged 36 in the Championship. He averaged 35 in List A games as he began to build a reputation for himself as a solid batsman.

In 2012, Dawson's bowling began to become more prominent, as he picked up 26 wickets for Hampshire in the County Championship, averaging 32. However, his batting regressed as he averaged less than 30 in the season. He also became an important part of Hampshire's bowling line-up in the T20's, taking nine wickets.

In 2013, Dawson scored over 1,000 first-class runs for the first time in his career, although he was less effective with the ball, taking just eleven Championship wickets. However, his bowling in One Day cricket became more effective as he took 12 List A wickets, the most in his career. He continued his impressive performances with the ball in T20 cricket, taking a further 13 wickets. In 2015, after falling out of favour at Hampshire, Dawson moved to Essex on loan. Dawson performed well during the loan, and when he returned to Hampshire, he reclaimed his spot in the side. In 2015, he took 29 wickets in the Championship, and 12 in List A cricket as his bowling continued to improve.

In October 2018, Dawson was named in the squad for theComilla Victoriansteam, following the draft for the2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[2]In April 2022, he was bought by theLondon Spiritfor the2022 seasonofThe Hundred.[3]

In June 2023, Dawson scored 141 and took 12 wickets during a match againstMiddlesex.In doing so he became the fourth Hampshire player in their history to achieve a century and ten wickets in the same match.[4]He ended the County Championship season with 49 wickets at an average of 20 and scored 840 runs at 40. He topped theProfessional Cricketers' Associationrankings for DomesticMVPand the County Championship Player of the Year.[5]He also achieved his best List A figures when taking 7/15 in the2023 One-Day Cupsemi-final againstWarwickshire.[6]

In 2024, Dawson again achieved the feat of a century and ten wickets in a match when scoring 104 not out and taking 10/99 againstLancashire.[7]Over the course of the season, he scored 1,280 runs and picked up 71 wickets across all formats including a best season tally of 54 wickets in the County Championship. He retained the PCA MVP and the County Championship Player of the Year awards.[8]He was also voted by his fellow professionals as the PCA 2024 Men's Player of the Year.[9][10][11]Dawson won the County Championship Player of the Year at the2024 Cricket Writers' Club Awards.[12][13]

International career

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In 2016, Dawson earned his first call up to a senior international squad when he was selected forEngland's squadfor the2016 ICC World Twenty20,although he didn't play a game for the side.

On 5 July 2016, Dawson made hisTwenty20 International(T20I) debut for Englandagainst Sri Lanka.[14][15]

On 4 September 2016, Dawson made hisOne Day International(ODI) debut for Englandagainst Pakistan.[16]He scored ten runs and took figures of 2-70.

In November 2016, Dawson was named in England'sTestsquad for the final two matches of the seriesagainst India.[17]He made his Test debut on 16 December 2016 against India in the fifth Test of the series. He scored an unbeaten 66 in his maiden innings, as England made 477.[18]Murali Vijaywas his first Test wicket, after he trapped him lbw, as he finished with figures of 2–129.

Dawson played in the second T20I against India, and took figures of 0-20 after opening the bowling.

On 6 July 2017, Dawson was called up to the England squad for the South Africa Test series and was selected to play as the second spinner on the side. He took four wickets and scored a pair of two-ball ducks.[19]

On 21 May 2019, England finalisedtheir squadfor the2019 Cricket World Cup,with Dawson named in the 15 man squad.[20]He was one of two players, along withTom Curran,who were unused as England won the tournament.[21]

On 27 July 2020, Dawson was named in England's squad for the ODI series againstIreland.[22][23]

In September 2021, Dawson was named as one of three travelling reserves in England's squad for the2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup,though he played no part in the tournament.[24]He was recalled to the full T20I squad for theEngland tour of West Indies in 2022.[25]

References

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  1. ^Malaysia Under-19s v England Under-19s, Tri-Series 2006/07, Scorecard,CricketArchive, Retrieved on 22 January 2008
  2. ^"Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19".Bangladesh Cricket Board.Retrieved29 October2018.
  3. ^"The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed".BBC Sport.Retrieved5 April2022.
  4. ^"Historic Dawson feat leads Hampshire to crushing win over Middlesex".ESPNcricinfo.27 June 2023.Retrieved2 October2024.
  5. ^"Liam Dawson tops PCA MVP Rankings, powered by Argentex, to win Player of the Year".PCA.29 September 2023.Retrieved2 October2024.
  6. ^"Dawson seven-for demolishes Warwickshire as Hampshire reach Metro Bank final".ESPNcricinfo.29 August 2023.Retrieved2 October2024.
  7. ^"Liam Dawson caps allround tour de force as Hampshire crush Lancashire".ESPNcricinfo.31 August 2024.Retrieved2 October2024.
  8. ^"Hampshire all-rounder wins Men's Domestic Overall MVP and Vitality County Championship Player of the Year".PCA.29 September 2024.Retrieved2 October2024.
  9. ^"Bryce and Dawson win cinch PCA Awards"(Press release). London:Professional Cricketers' Association.1 October 2024.Archivedfrom the original on 2 October 2024.Retrieved6 October2024.
  10. ^"Dawson and Scotland captain Bryce win PCA awards".BBC Sport.London. 1 October 2024.Retrieved2 October2024.
  11. ^"Dawson, Bryce claim PCA player of the year awards".Sky Sports.Retrieved2 October2024.
  12. ^"Atkinson & Ecclestone win Cricket Writers' Club awards".BBC Sport.Retrieved5 November2024.
  13. ^"Gus Atkinson wins Bob Willis Trophy after stunning Test summer".ESPNCricinfo.Retrieved5 November2024.
  14. ^"Liam Dawson profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved28 July2021.
  15. ^"Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland, Only T20I: England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jul 5, 2016".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved5 July2016.
  16. ^"Pakistan tour of England and Ireland, 5th ODI: England v Pakistan at Cardiff, Sep 4, 2016".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved4 September2016.
  17. ^"Jennings and Dawson to join squad".England and Wales Cricket Board.Retrieved30 November2016.
  18. ^"England tour of India, 5th Test: India v England at Chennai, Dec 16-20, 2016".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved16 December2016.
  19. ^"South Africa tour of England, 1st Test: England v South Africa at Lord's, Jul 6-9, 2017".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved10 July2017.
  20. ^"World Cup: England name Jofra Archer, Tom Curran & Liam Dawson in squad".BBC Sport.Retrieved21 May2019.
  21. ^"England Cricket World Cup player ratings: How every star fared on the road to glory".Evening Standard.15 July 2019.Retrieved15 July2019.
  22. ^"England Men name 14-strong squad for Royal London Series".England and Wales Cricket Board.Retrieved27 July2020.
  23. ^"England v Ireland: David Willey & Reece Topley recalled for ODI series".BBC Sport.Retrieved27 July2020.
  24. ^"Tymal Mills makes England's T20 World Cup squad, no return for Ben Stokes".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved9 September2021.
  25. ^"England name 16-man squad for WI tour".BBC Sport.Retrieved23 December2021.
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