Dawson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
Dawson joined famous Lancashire League team Todmorden Cricket Club in 1931.
A prolific batsman for the club, Dawson scored a fifty on every ground in the Lancashire League.
His final first-class appearance for the county came against a Combined Services team in 1938.
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