YORKSHIRE & ENGLAND SPIN BOWLER RICHARD DAWSON WAS YESTERDAY AWARDED HIS COUNTY CAP DURING PLAY IN THE FRIZZELL COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH V DURHAM AT SCARBOROUGH.

DAWSON, 24 MADE HIS DEBUT FOR YORKSHIRE IN 2001 AND HAS ALSO PLAYED IN 7 TEST MATCHES FOR ENGLAND.

HIS BEST BATTING PERFORMANCE IS 87 V KENT AT CANTERBURY IN 2002 AND HIS BEST BOWLING FIGURES WERE AT SCARBOROUGH IN 2001 AGAINST GLAMORGAN WHEN HE TOOK 6-82.