Cliff Dickeson
New Zealand cricketer (born 1955)
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Clifford Wayne Dickeson (born 26 March 1955) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 90 first-class matches for Northern Districts.
Kawakawa, New Zealand
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| Full name | Clifford Wayne Dickeson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1955 Kawakawa, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973/74–1986/87 | Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1976 | Bedfordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A left-arm spin bowler, Dickeson took a record 282 wickets for Northern Districts between 1973 and 1987.[1] His best match figures were 11 for 142 against Wellington in 1979-80 and his best in an innings 7 for 79 the following season against Central Districts.[2]
Dickeson also played two seasons of Minor Counties Championship cricket for Bedfordshire in 1975 and 1976, and Hawke Cup cricket for Northland and Hamilton between 1970 and 1988.[3][4] He coached the Northern Districts Spirit women's team for 11 years before he retired in 2011.[5]
