| Born |
3 November 1871 Wighill, Yorkshire, England |
|---|---|
| Died |
3 December 1948 (aged 77) Harrogate, Yorkshire, England |
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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Venn, John (2011) (in en). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge University Press. pp. 256. ISBN 1108036147. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OuU54j4aT6QC.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "First-Class Matches played by John Dawson". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28994/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Dawson". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28994/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
- ↑ "Barbados v RS Lucas' XI, 1894/95". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4264.html. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
- ↑ "No. 26729". 10 April 1896. p. 2203. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26729/page/2203
- ↑ "No. 26795". 17 November 1896. p. 6277. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26795/page/6277
- ↑ "No. 27041". 10 January 1899. p. 152. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27041/page/152
- ↑ "No. 27181". 10 April 1900. p. 2349. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27181/page/2349
- ↑ "No. 29027". 1 January 1915. p. 126. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29027/supplement/126
- ↑ "No. 30195". 20 July 1917. p. 7434. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30195/supplement/7434
External links[]
- Player profile: J from ESPNcricinfo
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