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| Full name | George Owen Dawkes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 July 1920 Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 August 2006 (aged 86) Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937–1939 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1961 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 12 June 1937 Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 22 August 1961 Derbyshire v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 12 January 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Owen Dawkes (19 July 1920 – 10 August 2006) was a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire between 1937 and 1939 and for Derbyshire between 1947 and 1961 as a wicket keeper and a lower-order right-handed batsman. During the 1949–50 season he toured India with a team of players making up a Commonwealth XI.