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| birth_place = Doncaster, Yorkshire, England| nickname =| heightft = 6| heightinch = 4| heightm =| batting = Right-handed| bowling = Right-arm off break| role = Bowler| family =| international = true| testdebutdate = 3 December| testdebutyear = 2001| testdebutagainst = India| testcap =| lasttestdate = 2 January| lasttestyear = 2003| lasttestagainst = Australia| odidebutdate =| odidebutyear =| odidebutagainst =| odicap =| lastodidate =| lastodiyear =| lastodiagainst =| odishirt =Gloucestershire County Cricket Club>Gloucestershire| year1 = 2009–2011| clubnumber1 =Northamptonshire County Cricket Club>Northamptonshire| year2 = 2007–2008| clubnumber2 =| club3 = Marylebone Cricket Club| year3 = 2002| clubnumber3 =Yorkshire County Cricket Club>Yorkshire| year4 = 2001–2006| clubnumber4 =Devon County Cricket Club>Devon| year5 = 1999–2000| clubnumber5 =| columns = 4Test cricket>Test| matches1 = 7| runs1 = 114| bat avg1 = 11.40| 100s/50s1 = -/-| top score1 = 19*| deliveries1 = 1116| wickets1 = 11| bowl avg1 = 61.54| fivefor1 = 0| tenfor1 = 0| best bowling1 = 4/134| catches/stumpings1 = 3/-First-class cricket>FC| matches2 = 103| runs2 = 2927| bat avg2 = 21.52| 100s/50s2 = -/12| top score2 = 87| deliveries2 = 15,467| wickets2 = 199| bowl avg2 = 44.07| fivefor2 = 5| tenfor2 = 0| best bowling2 = 6/82| catches/stumpings2 = 63/-List A cricket>LA| matches3 = 122| runs3 = 594| bat avg3 = 10.06| 100s/50s3 = -/-| top score3 = 41| deliveries3 = 4568| wickets3 = 123| bowl avg3 = 30.32| fivefor3 = 0| tenfor3 = 0| best bowling3 = 4/13| catches/stumpings3 = 43/-Twenty20>T20| matches4 = 41| runs4 = 178| bat avg4 = 10.47| 100s/50s4 = -/-| top score4 = 27*| deliveries4 = 809| wickets4 = 39| bowl avg4 = 26.79| fivefor4 = 0| tenfor4 = 0| best bowling4 = 3/24| catches/stumpings4 = 13/-| date = 11 July| year = 2012| source =weblink Cricinfo}}Richard Kevin James Dawson (born 4 August 1980,BOOK, Warner, David, 2011, The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook, 113th, Great Northern Books, Ilkley, Yorkshire, 978-1-905080-85-4, 367, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England) is an English cricket coach and former first-class cricketer, who played primarily as an off-spinner.

Playing career

Born 4 August 1980, Doncaster, Yorkshire, Dawson attended Batley Grammar School and Exeter University. He played for the England Under-19 side against New Zealand in 1998/99 and Australia in 1999, and made his first-class debut for British Universities against the touring Zimbabweans the following summer. He first appeared for Yorkshire in 2001.He made his Test match debut against India in 2001/02, and filled in for the injured Ashley Giles during the following winter's Ashes series. He bowled the ball in which Steve Waugh hit his famous last ball of the day century in the 2002/03.In the 2006 season, Dawson captained the Yorkshire 2nd XI but at the end of that season he was released from his contract with Yorkshire. He was signed by Northamptonshire to provide cover for their England spinner Monty Panesar.Dawson was released by Northamptonshire at the end of the 2007 season, and began training as a journalist in September 2007. However, in the 2008 English cricket season, he once again returned to English county cricket, this time with Gloucestershire. He was not a regular choice as a player but also held the role of spin coach.

Coaching career

In February 2014 Dawson was appointed as the Second XI coach of Yorkshire County Cricket Club to replace the departing Paul Farbrace.WEB, 4 February 2014, Yorkshire appoint Richard Dawson as Second team Coach,weblink 20 March 2015, On 30 January 2015, Dawson was appointed the new head coach of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club following the departure of director of cricket John Bracewell.NEWS, 30 January 2015, Gloucestershire appoint Richard Dawson as head coach, BBC Sport,weblink 30 January 2015, In December 2019 Dawson was named as the coach for the England Lions' eight-match tour of Australia, due to take place in February and March 2020.WEB, Richard Dawson to coach England Lions on tour of Australia, BBC Sport, 2 December 2019,weblink

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