Tony Pawson (cricketer)
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Henry Anthony Pawson was an English cricket
er and cricket writer, the son of Albert Pawson
. He played a total of 69 matches for Oxford University
and Kent
. He batted right-handed, scoring 3807 runs (including seven centuries) at an average of 37.32. He occasionally bowled right-arm offbreaks, taking seven wickets at an average of 40.00.
He was cricket correspondent of The Observer
and chaired the Cricket Writers' Club, 1980-1.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er and cricket writer, the son of Albert Pawson
Albert Pawson
Albert Guy Pawson was an English cricketer who played 28 first-class games in the early twentieth century. Most of his matches were for the Oxford University side, but he did make one appearance in county cricket, playing for Worcestershire against Oxford in 1908...
. He played a total of 69 matches for Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
and Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
. He batted right-handed, scoring 3807 runs (including seven centuries) at an average of 37.32. He occasionally bowled right-arm offbreaks, taking seven wickets at an average of 40.00.
He was cricket correspondent of The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
and chaired the Cricket Writers' Club, 1980-1.