Cliff Dickeson

Cliff Dickeson
Personal information
Full name
Clifford Wayne Dickeson
Born (1955-03-26) 26 March 1955 (age 69)
Kawakawa, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1973/74–1986/87Northern Districts
1975–1976Bedfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 90 32
Runs scored 1,289 257
Batting average 12.04 16.11
100s/50s 0/3 0/1
Top score 59 62
Balls bowled 21,353 1,744
Wickets 282 39
Bowling average 29.22 26.33
5 wickets in innings 9 0
10 wickets in match 2 0
Best bowling 7/79 3/21
Catches/stumpings 59/– 18/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 September 2021

Clifford Wayne Dickeson (born 26 March 1955) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 90 first-class matches for Northern Districts.

A left-arm spin bowler, Dickeson took a record 282 wickets for Northern Districts between 1973 and 1987.[1] His best match figures were 11 for 142 against Wellington in 1979-80 and his best in an innings 7 for 79 the following season against Central Districts.[2]

Dickeson also played two seasons of Minor Counties Championship cricket for Bedfordshire in 1975 and 1976, and Hawke Cup cricket for Northland and Hamilton between 1970 and 1988.[3][4] He coached the Northern Districts Spirit women's team for 11 years before he retired in 2011.[5]

  1. ^ "Cliff Dickeson". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Cricket: Teenage spin star keen to play Aussies". NZ Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Cliff Dickeson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Hawke Cup Matches played by Cliff Dickeson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Northern Spirit coach appointed". NZC. Retrieved 7 September 2021.