Ismail Dawood (born 23 July 1976,

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, England) is a former professional

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er, who later played for

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. He has previously played first-class cricket for

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and

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. Dawood is a lower-middle order batsman and

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. He played in eight youth

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for England Under-19s scoring 240 runs, with a best of 111, at 21.81, and taking 16 catches and four

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s. He first represented Northamptonshire in the

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in 1994, and between 1997 and 1999 appeared extensively in the competition, in the interim playing irregularly in first-class cricket matches. While with Glamorgan, Dawood showed that he was also a useful lower-order batsman and, in 1999, he recorded a maiden first-class hundred by making 102 against

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at Cardiff, after being promoted to open the batting after injuries to other players. Later in the season, he also created a new county record by not conceding a bye as

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totalled 556 for 6 declared at Blackpool. In 39 first-class matches, Dawood scored 1,122 runs at 22 with a best of 102. He took 94 catches with six

s. In 51 one day matches he scored 732 runs at 21.52 with a top score of 60, taking 44 catches and making 14 stumpings. He played

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cricket in 2004 and 2005 for Yorkshire, scoring 44 runs at 8.80.

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