{{short description|English-South African cricketer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Multiple issues| {{Copy edit|for=prose, grammar, syntax, etc., and citations may not accurately verify content |date=April 2026}} {{Citation style|reason=Sub-standard, shoddy presentation. Author's name subject to unnecessary and untidy abbreviation. Lack of syntax. |date=April 2026}} }} {{other people|Sean Dickson}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Sean Dickson | image = Dickson2.jpg | caption = Dickson at Beckenham in 2016 | country = South Africa | fullname = Sean Robert Dickson | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|9|2}} | birth_place = Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm medium | role = Batter | club1 = Northerns | year1 = {{nowrap|2013/14–2014/15}} | clubnumber1 = | club2 = Kent | year2 = 2015–2019 | clubnumber2 = 58 | club3 = → Durham (loan) | year3 = 2020 | club4 = Durham | year4 = 2021–2022 | clubnumber4 = 58 | club5 = Somerset | year5 = 2023–2025 | clubnumber5 = 58 | club6 = London Spirit | year6 = 2025 | clubnumber6 = 58 | club7 = Gulf Giants | year7 = 2025/26 | club8 = Glamorgan | year8 = 2026– | clubnumber8 = 58 | type1 = FC | debutdate1 = 14 November | debutyear1 = 2013 | debutfor1 = Northerns | debutagainst1 = Border | type2 = LA | debutdate2 = 17 November | debutyear2 = 2013 | debutfor2 = Northerns | debutagainst2 = Border | columns = 3 | column1 = FC | matches1 = 115 | runs1 = 5,786 | bat avg1 = 32.14 | 100s/50s1 = 14/25 | top score1 = 318 | deliveries1 = 99 | wickets1 = 2 | bowl avg1 = 27.00 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 1/15 | catches/stumpings1 = 79/– | column2 = LA | matches2 = 75 | runs2 = 1,900 | bat avg2 = 31.14 | 100s/50s2 = 1/12 | top score2 = 103* | deliveries2 = 12 | wickets2 = 0 | bowl avg2 = – | fivefor2 = – | tenfor2 = – | best bowling2 = – | catches/stumpings2 = 26/– | column3 = T20 | matches3 = 85 | runs3 = 1,654 | bat avg3 = 30.62 | 100s/50s3 = 0/9 | top score3 = 78 | deliveries3 = 6 | wickets3 = 1 | bowl avg3 = 9.00 | fivefor3 = 0 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 1/9 | catches/stumpings3 = 46/– | date = 24 May | year = 2026 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/688141.html ESPNcricinfo }} '''Sean Robert Dickson''' (born 2 September 1991) is an English-South African cricketer who plays as a right-handed top-order batter. 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.<ref name=ko15jul15>Harvey R (2015) [http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/sport/kent-sign-40207/ Kent sign batsman Sean Dickson after his impressive season playing for the 2nd XI], ''Kent Online'', 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2016.</ref><ref name=bbc17jul15>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/33568103 Sean Dickson: Kent sign batsman after Second XI trial], BBC Sport, 17 July 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.</ref> 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.<ref name=ci4jul17>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1108436.html Dickson's 318 tops day of Kent records], CricInfo, 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.</ref>
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.<ref name=k21jul20>[https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/dickson-to-join-durham/ Dickson to join Durham], Kent County Cricket Club, 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.</ref> In September 2022 it was announced that Dickson would join Somerset ahead of the 2023 season.<ref name=bbc20sep22>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/62966970 Sean Dickson: Somerset sign Durham opening batter on three-year deal from 2023 season], BBC Sport, 20 September 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.</ref>
==Cricket career== Dickson played cricket for Pretoria University before being called into the Northerns team in November 2013, making his first-class cricket debut against Border.<ref name=cateams>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1567/1567515/all_teams.html Teams Sean Dickson played for], CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2016.</ref><ref name=cafc>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1567/1567515/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Sean Dickson], CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2016.</ref> He scored his maiden first-class century for Northerns in a CSA Provincial match against North West at Potchefstroom in March 2014, before being dismissed for 173.<ref name=camar14>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/580/580132.html North West v Northerns, 27–29 March 2016], CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2016.</ref> 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.<ref name=cateams /><ref name=cafc />
At the beginning of the 2015 English cricket season Dickson moved to England, playing in the East Anglian Premier Cricket League for Woolpit in Suffolk.<ref name=bfp19jun15>[http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/sport/cricket/underdogs-confident-of-maintaining-challenge-1-6806354 Underdogs confident of maintaining challenge], ''Bury Free Press'', 19 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2016.</ref> He played in a trial match for Kent in May, having previously had a trial with Somerset in 2010 while playing club cricket for Clevedon Cricket Club.<ref name=ko15jul15 /><ref name=cateams /><ref name=ko16dec15>Hoad A (2015) [http://www.kentonline.co.uk/whitstable/sport/dickson-on-an-upward-curve-47946/ Kent Cricket batsman Sean Dickson hoping to continue going from strength to strength], ''Kent Online'', 16 December 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2016.</ref> Seven centuries in Second XI matches for Kent in 2015 saw Dickson sign a contract with the county in July.<ref name=ko15jul15 /><ref name=bbc17jul15 /><ref name=ko30jul15>Hoad A (2015) [http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/sport/new-boy-dickson-plots-rise-to-40882/ 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'', 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2016.</ref> He made his senior debut against Warwickshire in the 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup in August 2015, before making his County Championship debut later in the same month against Derbyshire.<ref name=cafc /><ref name=annual16p25>Reid J (ed) (2016) ''2016 Kent County Cricket Club Annual'', Kent County Cricket Club, pp.25–26.</ref> He was awarded the 2nd XI National Player of the Year Award for 2015.<ref name=ko16dec15 /><ref name=annual16p162>Reid J (ed) (2016) ''op. cit.'', pp.162–163.</ref>
Dickson started the 2016 season opening the batting for Kent but became the 60th batsman in first-class cricket history to be dismissed handled the ball in the county's first Championship innings of the year against Leicestershire at Grace Road.<ref name=ci24apr16>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1002861.html Bell-Drummond handles Foxes after Dickson handles ball], CricInfo, 24 April 2016. retrieved 15 June 2016.</ref><ref name=au24apr16>[http://www.cricket.com.au/news/match-report/kent-leicestershire-sean-dickson-out-handled-the-ball-handling-the-ball-first-class-cricket/2016-04-24 County batsman out in rare fashion], Cricket.co.au, 24 April 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.</ref><ref name=bbc25apr16>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/36130231 Kent batsman Sean Dickson given out for handling ball], BBC Sport, 25 April 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.</ref><ref name=ko25apr16>Hoad A (2015) [http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/sport/dickson-handling-the-fall-out-94834/ 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'', 25 April 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2016.</ref><ref name=ko25may16>Hoad A (2016) [http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/sport/dickson-lets-bat-do-the-96442/ Kent Cricket batsman Sean Dickson hopes lifetime best 207 not out in win at Derbyshire will get people talking about his batting], ''Kent Online'', 25 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.</ref> He scored his second century – a maiden double century – for Kent in the 2016 County Championship against Derbyshire at Derby in May 2016, where he finished on 207 not out in their first innings.<ref name=ko25may16 /><ref name=bbc24mar16>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/36364406 County Championship: Sean Dickson scores maiden double century for Kent], BBC Sport, 24 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.</ref><ref name=ci24may16>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1019123.html Dickson double and late drama changes game], CricInfo, 24 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.</ref>
Dickson signed a long-term contract extension with Kent in August 2016, having won a consistent place in the County Championship team for the county during the season.<ref name=bbc22aug16>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37155496 Kent batsman Sean Dickson extends contract at Canterbury], BBC Sport, 22 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.</ref> He played rarely in limited overs matches for the county during 2016, although he did score 99 in his only 2016 Royal London One-Day Cup appearance, his new highest List A score.<ref name=ci24jul16>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1038811.html Stirling and Morgan ease Middlesex to victory], CricInfo, 24 July 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.</ref> He was named as the Kent Supporters Club most promising uncapped player of the season in January 2017.<ref name=kccc9jan17>[http://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/sean-dickson-wins-supporters-club-award Sean Dickson wins Supporters Club award], Kent County Cricket Club, 9 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.</ref>
In July 2017 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.<ref name=ci4jul17/><ref name=bbc4jul17>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/40488957 Kent v Northamptonshire: Sean Dickson scores post-war record 318 for hosts], ''BBC Sport'', 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.</ref><ref name=ko5jul17>Hoad A (2017) [http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/sport/dickson-eyes-another-crack-at-128306/ Record-breaking Kent batsman Sean Dickson wants another shot at history in the future], 'Kent Online', 5 July 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.</ref> Later in the season he made his fourth first-class century, scoring 142 against the touring West Indies team at Canterbury in August.<ref name=ci7aug17>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/10719/report/1059661/day/2/ Dickson dominates before West Indies hit back late], CricInfo, 7 August 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.</ref> 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.<ref name=kccc26oct17>[http://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/dickson-impresses-in-us-t20-open/ Dickson impresses in US T20 Open], Kent County Cricket Club, 26 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.</ref> 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 2018<ref name=bbc13nov18>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/46194434 Kent: Sean Dickson signs two-year contract extension with county], BBC Sport, 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.</ref><ref name=k13nov18>[http://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/dickson-extends-kent-contract/ Dickson extends Kent contract], Kent County Cricket Club, 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.</ref> and played for Kent throughout 2019 before leaving the club to join Durham on loan in July 2020.<ref name=k21jul20/>
In September 2025 it was announced that Dickson had agreed to join Glamorgan for the 2026 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cvg473x0grpo|title=Somerset batter Dickson to join Glamorgan|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=10 September 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{cricinfo|id=688141}}
{{Glamorgan County Cricket Club squad}}
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