Joseph Henry Dawes (born 29 August 1970) is an Australian cricket coach and former player.
He played for the Queensland Bulls in Australian domestic cricket as a right-arm fast bowler.
He spent much of his early career in and out of the side due to the success of Michael Kasprowicz, Andy Bichel and Adam Dale.
In 2001–02 he enjoyed his first full season when Kasprowicz got injured and Bichel returned to the Test side.
[1] In March 2018, Dawes was appointed the head coach of the Papua New Guinea national cricket team.