Ossie Dawson

Ossie Dawson
Personal information
Full name	Oswald Charles Dawson
Born	1 September 1919; Durban, Natal
Died	22 December 2008 (aged 89); Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	South African;
Career statistics
	Source: CricketArchive

Oswald Charles "Ossie" Dawson MC (1 September 1919, in Durban, Natal – 22 December 2008, in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal) was a South African cricketer who played in 9 Tests, all against England, in the 1947 and 1948-49 series.

He was a medium pace bowler and a useful late middle order batsman who was an important player for Natal from 1938-39 to 1949-50 and Border from 1951-52 to 1961-62. He also played baseball for Natal.^[1]

Before he came to prominence on the cricket field, he had a distinguished record in World War II. He served with the Royal Durban Light Infantry at the Battle of El Alamein and later won a Military Cross in Italy.^[2]

References

^ Graham Short, The Trevor Goddard Story, Purfleet, Durban, 1965, p. 18.
^ Ossie Dawson dies aged 89 Retrieved January 5, 2013.

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[1] Graham Short, The Trevor Goddard Story, Purfleet, Durban, 1965, p. 18.

[2] Ossie Dawson dies aged 89 Retrieved January 5, 2013.

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