Garth James Dawson (born 17 October 1959) is a New Zealand former cricketer.
His father stood as a first-class umpire[4] and Garth played age-group cricket for Otago from the 1976–77 season.
Over five seasons he played in more than 50 senior matches for the side, scoring a total of 1,591 runs, including nine half-centuries.
[5] He retired from the top-class game in order to focus on work after the 1984–85 season.
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