David Graham Dawson (born 7 March 1982) is an Australian former

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er who played for

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and

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. He plays club cricket for

Kingborough Cricket Club Kingborough District Cricket Club (KDCC) also known as the "Kingborough Knights" represent Kingborough in Tasmania's Grade Cricket Competition. The KDCC fields teams in all Cricket Tasmania Men's and Boy's competitions, in addition to Women's ...

. Dawson broke into the Australian

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scene in spectacular fashion when on debut he became the first batsman to ever score a century on debut and carry the bat through the innings at the same time.

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* 1982 births Living people Australian cricketers Tasmania cricketers Cricketers from the Australian Capital Territory Sportspeople from Canberra New South Wales cricketers {{Australia-cricket-bio-1980s-stub