Sean Robert Dickson (born 2 September 1991) is an English-South African cricketer who plays as a right-handed top-order

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. Dickson was born in Johannesburg and made his first-class debut in South Africa before signing for Kent in July 2015, qualifying as a non-overseas player due to his British mother and UK passport.Harvey R (2015
Kent sign batsman Sean Dickson after his impressive season playing for the 2nd XI
'' Kent Online'', 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2016-06-15.Sean Dickson: Kent sign batsman after Second XI trial
BBC Sport, 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-09-01. Dickson scored 318 for Kent in July 2017, the county's second highest individual score and making him one of only two men to have made a triple-century for Kent.Dickson's 318 tops day of Kent records

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, 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-07-04. In July 2020 Dickson joined Durham, initially on loan before a permanent move to the county in November 2020. He had declined a contract extension at Kent.Dickson to join Durham

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, 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2020-07-21. In September 2022 it was announced that Dickson would join Somerset ahead of the 2023 season.Sean Dickson: Somerset sign Durham opening batter on three-year deal from 2023 season
BBC Sport, 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-12-04.

Cricket career

Dickson played cricket for

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before being called into the Northerns team in November 2013, making his first-class cricket debut against Border.Teams Sean Dickson played for
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-06-15. He scored his maiden first-class century for Northerns in a CSA Provincial match against North West at

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in March 2014, before being dismissed for 173.North West v Northerns, 27–29 March 2016
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-06-15. Dickson played a total of nine first-class matches for Northerns in the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons, as well as representing the club in List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket in CSA Provincial competitions. At the beginning of the

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Dickson moved to England, playing in the East Anglian Premier Cricket League for

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.Underdogs confident of maintaining challenge
''Bury Free Press'', 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2016-06-15. He played in a trial match for Kent in May, having previously had a trial with Somerset in 2010 while playing club cricket for

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.Hoad A (2015
Kent Cricket batsman Sean Dickson hoping to continue going from strength to strength
''Kent Online'', 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2016-06-15. Seven centuries in Second XI matches for Kent in 2015 saw Dickson sign a contract with the county in July.Hoad A (2015
Kent Cricket's South African batsman Sean Dickson targets first team place before end of season after impressive form in the 2nd XI
''Kent Online'', 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2016-06-15. He made his senior debut against Warwickshire in the

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in August 2015, before making his County Championship debut later in the same month against Derbyshire.Reid J (ed) (2016) ''2016 Kent County Cricket Club Annual'',

, pp.25–26. He was awarded the 2nd XI National Player of the Year Award for 2015.Reid J (ed) (2016) ''op. cit.'', pp.162–163. Dickson started the 2016 season opening the batting for Kent but became the 60th batsman in first-class cricket history to be dismissed

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in the county's first Championship innings of the year against

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at Grace Road.Bell-Drummond handles Foxes after Dickson handles ball

, 2016-04-24. retrieved 2016-06-15.County batsman out in rare fashion
Cricket.co.au, 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-06-15.Kent batsman Sean Dickson given out for handling ball
BBC Sport, 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-06-15.Hoad A (2015
Sean Dickson takes handling the ball dismissal at Leicester on the chin after becoming first Kent batsman since 1872 dismissed in that way
''Kent Online'', 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2016-06-15.Hoad A (2016
Kent Cricket batsman Sean Dickson hopes lifetime best 207 not out in win at Derbyshire will get people talking about his batting
''Kent Online'', 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2016-06-15. He scored his second century – a maiden double century – for Kent in the

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against Derbyshire at Derby in May 2016, where he finished on 207 not out in their first innings.County Championship: Sean Dickson scores maiden double century for Kent
BBC Sport, 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2016-05-25.

, 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2016-06-15. Dickson signed a long-term contract extension with Kent in August 2016, having won a consistent place in the County Championship side for the county during the season.Kent batsman Sean Dickson extends contract at Canterbury
BBC Sport, 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-26. He played rarely in limited overs matches for the county during 2016, although he did score 99 in his only

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appearance, his new highest List A score.Stirling and Morgan ease Middlesex to victory

, 2016-07-24. Retrieved 2016-08-26. He was named as the Kent Supporters Club most promising uncapped player of the season in January 2017.Sean Dickson wins Supporters Club award

, 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-01-11. In July

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Dickson made a score of 318 for Kent against Northants at Beckenham in the County Championship. The innings was Kent's second highest individual score in first-class cricket and the third triple-century scored for the county. Dickson batted for over eight hours and faced 408 balls. Batting with Joe Denly, he contributed to what was, at the time, Kent's highest partnership for any wicket, putting on 382 runs for the second wicket.Kent v Northamptonshire: Sean Dickson scores post-war record 318 for hosts
'' BBC Sport'', 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-07-04.Hoad A (2017
Record-breaking Kent batsman Sean Dickson wants another shot at history in the future
' Kent Online', 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2018-03-04. Later in the season he made his fourth first-class century, scoring 142 against the touring West Indies team at Canterbury in August.Dickson dominates before West Indies hit back late

, 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-10-28. He ended the season having scored 982 first-class runs. During the 2017/18 close season Dickson played in the US T20 Open tournament in Florida, playing for the US Tigers.Dickson impresses in US T20 Open

, 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-28. In 2018 he scored three first-class centuries for Kent and featured in all formats of the game for the county. He signed a contract extension in November 2018Kent: Sean Dickson signs two-year contract extension with county
BBC Sport, 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2018-11-13.Dickson extends Kent contract

, 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2018-11-13. and played for Kent throughout 2019 before leaving the club to join Durham on loan in July 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dickson, Sean 1991 births Cricketers from Johannesburg Durham cricketers English cricketers Kent cricketers Living people Northerns cricketers South African people of British descent South African cricketers South African emigrants to the United Kingdom