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Ossie Dawson

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South AfricaSA
FULL NAMEOswald Charles Dawson
BORN01 Sep 1919, Rossburgh Durban Natal
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm medium
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSSouth Africa
TEST
Cap 156
DEBUTJun 1947
LATESTMar 1949
◈ INSIGHTSDay 255 / 365
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The Venues tab ranks every ground Oswald has played at, by total runs. Find the favourite fortresses.

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Career stats, year-by-year trends, venue records, and bowler matchups — it's all here for Oswald.

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Click Matchups in the tabs above to see which bowlers have tested Oswald most over their career.

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Career Stats

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RUNS
293
AVERAGE
20.93
STRIKE RATE
325.56
HIGH SCORE
55
50S
1
INNINGS
15
WICKETS
10
ECONOMY
2.88

Recent form

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19492 matches
50
AVG 25.00 · SR 0.00 · HS 251 wkts
▲ AVG +4.07 vs career  ·  ▲ +12.00 vs 1948
19482 matches
39
AVG 13.00 · SR 43.33 · HS 241 wkts
▼ AVG -7.93 vs career  ·  SR -282.23
1947Career best
204
AVG 22.67 · SR 0.00
▲ AVG +1.74 vs career
1948Career worst · 2 matches
39
AVG 13.00 · SR 43.33
▼ AVG -7.93 vs career

By Format

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TEST · 9 MATCHES
293
AVG 20.93  ·  SR 325.56  ·  HS 55  ·  WKTS 10
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1947
204 runs · avg 22.67
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1947
8 wickets · econ 2.68

Year by year (last 5)

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474849
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
194925025.000.000
194823913.0043.330
1947520422.670.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

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England
293avg 20.93 · SR 325.56
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
England929320.93325.5655—110View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
69avg 34.50 · HS 36
Kennington Oval
55avg 27.50 · HS 55
Trent Bridge
48avg 48.00 · HS 48
Newlands
30avg 30.00 · HS 25
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium16934.500.0036——1View→
Kennington Oval15527.500.0055—12View→
Trent Bridge14848.000.0048——3View→
Newlands13030.000.0025——1View→
Kingsmead12713.5030.0024———View→
RECENT RESULTS 5 matches