Liam Dawson Cricketer
Liam Andrew Dawson is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire and is a member of the England under-19s. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He started playing cricket at the age of 3 and joined Goatacre when he was 7. He then moved on to play his youth cricket at Chippenham Cricket Club in Wiltshire, where he was spotted by Hampshire. After appearing regularly for Hampshire Second XI and Wiltshire in 2006 he was selected for England under-19s tour of Malaysia in 2006/07. During the tour he took impressive figures of 6/9 against Malaysia. During England under-19s 'Test' series with Pakistan in 2007 he was England's leading wicket-taker. Dawson appeared in three List A matches for Hampshire towards the end of the 2007 season, he failed to take a wicket but he scored a run-a-ball 32 on his debut. On 19 September 2007 he made his first-class debut against Yorkshire, although he failed to bat or bowl. In January 2009 he was called into the England Lions squad to tour New Zealand. Dawson was a member of Hampshire's 2009 Friends Provident Trophy winning team.