Liam Dawson
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Swindon, Wiltshire, England
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| Full name | Liam Andrew Dawson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 March 1990 Swindon, Wiltshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Daws, Lemmy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 676) | 16 December 2016 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 23 July 2025 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 244) | 4 September 2016 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 January 2026 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 76) | 5 July 2016 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 5 March 2026 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–present | Hampshire (squad no. 8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Mountaineers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Prime Bank Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Essex (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Rangpur Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Chittagong Vikings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19 | Comilla Victorians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Southern Brave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Islamabad United (squad no. 83) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Lahore Qalandars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Melbourne Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Gulf Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liam Andrew Dawson (born 1 March 1990) is an English cricketer who plays for Hampshire and for the England 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. Dawson was part of the England squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup, however, he did not play in any matches during the tournament.
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 and Wiltshire in 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
Dawson appeared in three List A matches for Hampshire towards the end of the 2007 season. He failed to take a wicket but he scored a run-a-ball 32 on his debut. On 19 September 2007, he made his first-class debut against Yorkshire, although he did not bat or bowl.
Dawson scored his maiden century at Trent Bridge against Nottinghamshire in 2008. In January 2009, he was called into the England Lions squad to tour New Zealand. Dawson was a member of Hampshire's 2009 Friends Provident Trophy winning 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 the Comilla Victorians team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[2] In April 2022, he was bought by the London Spirit for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[3]
In June 2023, Dawson scored 141 and took 12 wickets during a match against Middlesex. 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 the Professional Cricketers' Association rankings for Domestic MVP and the County Championship Player of the Year.[5] He also achieved his best List A figures when taking 7/15 in the 2023 One-Day Cup semi-final against Warwickshire.[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 against Lancashire.[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 the 2024 Cricket Writers' Club Awards.[12][13]
Dawson signed a new three-year contract with Hampshire in January 2025.[14] He was named as one of the 2025 Wisden Cricketers of the Year.[15][16]
