George Edward Dawson (19 March 1799 – 3 May 1843) was an English professional

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...

er, who played

from 1827 to 1836. Born in

Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...

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, he was mainly associated with

Sheffield Cricket Club The Sheffield Cricket Club was founded in the 18th century and soon began to play a key role in the development of cricket in northern England. It was the direct forerunner of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and some of the teams fielded by Sheffi ...

, and made eight known appearances in first-class matches.CricketArchive
Retrieved on 8 August 2009. He died in Sheffield in May 1843.

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1799 births 1843 deaths English cricketers English cricketers of 1826 to 1863 Sheffield Cricket Club cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1790s-stub