Michael Thomas Dunn (born 14 November 1940) is a former English

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er. Dunn was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in

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. Dunn made his debut for

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in the 1969

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against

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. He played

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cricket for Hertfordshire from 1969 to 1979, making 43 appearances. He made his

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debut against

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in the

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. He made six further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against

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in the 1981 NatWest Trophy. In his six List A matches, he scored 44 runs at an

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of 7.33, with a high score of 13. With the ball, he took 9 wickets at a

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of 28.33, with best figures of 3/27. He also made a single List A appearance for Minor Counties South in the

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against

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, as well as for Minor Counties West, who he first appeared for in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against

. He made seven further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against

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in the

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. In his eight appearances for the team, he scored 141 runs at an average of 23.66, with a high score of 41. With the ball he took 3 wickets at an average of 92.66, with best figures of 1/29.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunn, Michael 1940 births Living people Cricketers from Doncaster English cricketers Hertfordshire cricketers Minor Counties cricketers English cricketers of 1969 to 2000 20th-century English sportsmen