John Dawson (cricketer, born 1871)

John Dawson
Personal information
Full name
John Miles Dawson
Born3 November 1871
Wighill, Yorkshire, England
Died3 December 1948(1948-12-03) (aged 77)
Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
BattingUnknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 196
Batting average 17.81
100s/50s 1/–
Top score 138
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 July 2019

John Miles Dawson JP (3 November 1871 – 3 December 1948) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of John Miles of Tadcaster, he was born at Wighill in November 1871. He was educated at Eton College, before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] He toured the West Indies with R. S. Lucas' XI in 1894–95, making his debut in first-class cricket on the tour against Barbados at Bridgetown. He made four further first-class appearances on the tour,[2] scoring 184 runs at an average of 26.28.[3] His highest score on the tour came on debut against Barbados, when he made 138.[4] Two years later he again toured the West Indies, this time with Lord Hawke's XI, with Dawson making three first-class appearances on the tour.[2] He was less prolific with the bat during the tour, scoring just 12 runs.[3]

In April 1896, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the West Yorkshire Regiment,[5] with promotion to the rank of lieutenant in November 1896.[6] He was promoted to the rank of captain January 1899,[7] before resigning his commission in April 1900.[8] He later served with the West Yorkshire Regiment in the First World War,[9] during which he was seconded to the Labour Corps in April 1917.[10] He served as a county alderman for the West Riding of Yorkshire, in addition to being a justice of the peace.[1] He died at Harrogate in December 1948.

References

  1. ^ a b Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge University Press. p. 256. ISBN 978-1108036146.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by John Dawson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Dawson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Barbados v RS Lucas' XI, 1894/95". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. ^ "No. 26729". The London Gazette. 10 April 1896. p. 2203.
  6. ^ "No. 26795". The London Gazette. 17 November 1896. p. 6277.
  7. ^ "No. 27041". The London Gazette. 10 January 1899. p. 152.
  8. ^ "No. 27181". The London Gazette. 10 April 1900. p. 2349.
  9. ^ "No. 29027". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1915. p. 126.
  10. ^ "No. 30195". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 July 1917. p. 7434.