Harold John Dickinson (26 November 1911 – 2 June 1997) was a Welsh

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er. Dickinson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Barry,

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. He was educated in his early years at Barry County Boys School. Dickinson made his first-class debut for

in 1934 against Cambridge University. From 1934 to 1935, he made 7 first-class appearances, with his final first-class appearance for the county coming against Warwickshire in the 1935 County Championship. In his 7 first-class matches, he scored 37 runs at a batting average of 5.28, with a high score of 14 *. In the field he also took 3

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With the ball he took 6 wickets at a

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of 55.83, with best figures of 3/91. In the 1935 season, he was offered terms by Glamorgan, but due to the club's modest finances, he instead opted to join the

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as a

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.Brief profile of Harold Dickinson
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, London on 2 June 1997.

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