Full name John Peter Dawson 1974–1988 Shropshire Nickname Snicker Name Peter Dawson | Batting style Right-handed Role Cricket Player Bowling style Right-arm off spin Died November 23, 2012 | |
Born 22 August 1946 ( 1946-08-22 ) Chester, Cheshire, England | ||
John Peter Dawson (22 August 1946 – 23 November 2013) was an English cricketer. Dawson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off spin. He was born in Chester, Cheshire.
Dawson made his debut for Shropshire in the 1974 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Dawson played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1974 to 1988, which included 84 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Warwickshire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. In his 6 List A matches, he scored 40 runs at an average of 8.00, with a high score of 16. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 37.75, with best figures of 2/53.