Dawson Harron

Dawson Gascoigne Harron (12 September 1921 – 21 July 1988) was an English cricketer. Harron was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Langley Park, County Durham.

Dawson Harron
Personal information
Full nameDawson Gascoigne Harron
Born(1921-09-12)12 September 1921
Langley Park, County Durham, England
Died21 July 1988(1988-07-21) (aged 66)
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951Leicestershire
1947–1948Durham
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 186
Batting average 15.50
100s/50s –/1
Top score 53
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2011

Harron made his debut for Durham in the 1947 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1947 to 1949, making five Minor Counties Championship appearances.[1]

Harron later joined Leicestershire, making his first-class debut for the county against Middlesex in the 1951 County Championship. He made nine further first-class appearances in 1951, the last of which came against Yorkshire.[2] In his ten first-class matches, he scored a total of 186 runs at an average of 15.50, with a high score of 53.[3] This score, which was his only first-class fifty, came against Surrey.[4]

He died at Coventry, Warwickshire on 21 July 1988.

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Dawson Harron". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Dawson Harron". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Dawson Harron". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  4. "Surrey v Leicestershire, 1951 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
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