Liam Dawson is a right-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox spin.
35 Facts About Liam Dawson
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Liam Dawson made his international debut for England in July 2016, and has since played all three formats of the game for England, the last in 2022.
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Liam Dawson started playing cricket at the age of 3 and joined Goatacre when he was 7.
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Liam Dawson then moved on to play his youth cricket at Chippenham Cricket Club in Wiltshire, where he was spotted by Hampshire.
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Liam Dawson appeared in three List A matches for Hampshire towards the end of the 2007 season.
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Liam Dawson failed to take a wicket but he scored a run-a-ball 32 on his debut.
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Liam Dawson scored his maiden century at Trent Bridge against Nottinghamshire in 2008.
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Liam Dawson was a member of Hampshire's 2009 Friends Provident Trophy winning team.
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Liam Dawson averaged 35 in List A games as he began to build a reputation for himself as a solid batsman.
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In 2012, Liam Dawson's bowling began to become more prominent, as he picked up 26 wickets for Hampshire in the County Championship, averaging 32.
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Liam Dawson became an important part of Hampshire's bowling line-up in the T20's, taking nine wickets.
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In 2013, Liam 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.
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Liam Dawson continued his impressive performances with the ball in T20 cricket, taking a further 13 wickets.
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In 2015, after falling out of favour at Hampshire, Liam Dawson moved to Essex on loan.
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Liam Dawson performed well during the loan, and when he returned to Hampshire, he reclaimed his spot in the side.
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In June 2023, Liam Dawson scored 141 and took 12 wickets during a match against Middlesex.
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Liam Dawson ended the County Championship season with 49 wickets at an average of 20 and scored 840 runs at 40.
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Liam Dawson topped the Professional Cricketers' Association rankings for Domestic MVP and the County Championship Player of the Year.
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Liam Dawson retained the PCA MVP and the County Championship Player of the Year awards.
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Liam Dawson was voted by his fellow professionals as the PCA 2024 Men's Player of the Year.
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Liam Dawson won the County Championship Player of the Year at the 2024 Cricket Writers' Club Awards.
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Liam Dawson signed a new three-year contract with Hampshire in January 2025.
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In 2016, Liam Dawson earned his first call up to a senior international squad when he was selected for England's squad for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, although he didn't play a game for the side.
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On 5 July 2016, Liam Dawson made his Twenty20 International debut for England against Sri Lanka.
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On 4 September 2016, Liam Dawson made his One Day International debut for England against Pakistan.
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In November 2016, Liam Dawson was named in England's Test squad for the final two matches of the series against India.
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Liam Dawson made his Test debut on 16 December 2016 against India in the fifth Test of the series.
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Liam Dawson scored an unbeaten 66 in his maiden innings, as England made 477.
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On 6 July 2017, Liam Dawson was called up to the England squad for the South Africa Test series and was selected to play as the second spinner on the side.
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Liam Dawson took four wickets and scored a pair of two-ball ducks.
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On 21 May 2019, England finalised their squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, with Liam Dawson named in the 15 man squad.
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Liam Dawson was one of two players, along with Tom Curran, who were unused as England won the tournament.
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On 27 July 2020, Liam Dawson was named in England's squad for the ODI series against Ireland.
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In September 2021, Liam Dawson was named as one of three travelling reserves in England's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, though he played no part in the tournament.
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Liam Dawson was recalled to the full T20I squad for the England tour of West Indies in 2022.