Colonel Maurice Rhynd Dickson (2 January 1882 – 10 January 1940) was a Scottish sportsman who represented his country in both

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and

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Education

Dickson was educated at

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and went on to read for his bachelor's degree at

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, from 1900 to 1903.

Career

In all but two of Dickson's 13 first-class appearances for

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, he was captain. He made his first-class debut against

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's Australian team in 1905 and scored an unbeaten 62 in the fourth innings. A right-handed batsman, he held on in the dying overs with number eleven

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to secure a draw. The following year he had another good performance against a touring team, this time the West Indies, with contributions of 36 and 81. When Australia played Scotland at Edinburgh again in 1912, Dickson made his highest score of 98, missing out on a century when he was bowled by

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. On this occasion, Australia won by 296 runs. He took only one wicket in his career, which was Irish batsman Bob Lambert. Dickson was capped just once for the

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, when he appeared as a forward in a six-point loss to Ireland at

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during the

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Military service

During World War I, Dickson served with the

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. He was awarded the

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"for distinguished service in connection with Military Operations in

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" in the King's

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. He was also made an Officer of the

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1882 births 1940 deaths Alumni of Merton College, Oxford British Army personnel of World War I Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Cricketers from Angus, Scotland Recipients of the Legion of Honour Royal Scots Fusiliers officers Rugby union players from Angus, Scotland Scotland international rugby union players Scottish cricketers Scottish rugby union players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub

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