Peter Walter Edward Rawson (born 25 May 1957) is a Zimbabwean former

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er. He played ten

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s for

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between 1983 and 1987. An opening bowler and useful lower-order batsman, Rawson represented Zimbabwe at the

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and

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s. In 1983 he took early wickets in the matches against India and West Indies that in each case briefly put Zimbabwe in a strong position. In 1984 he played for

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in the Lancashire League, taking 102 wickets at 14.08 and scoring 539 runs at 22.46. He also played

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cricket for

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. He left Zimbabwe in 1989 and played the rest of his career with

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, retiring after the 1994–95 season. His highest first-class score was 95 for Natal against Transvaal in 1989–90. His best innings bowling figures were 7 for 30 for Zimbabwe against the touring

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team in 1988–89, and his best match figures were 13 for 143 (7 for 55 and 6 for 88) for Zimbabwe against Young Australia in 1982–83. In 1983–84, he helped Zimbabwe to a two-wicket victory over Young India by bowling unchanged throughout the match and taking 4 for 70 and 7 for 49. He is now the Sales and Marketing Director at Trellidor, a home security company in

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* 1957 births Living people Cricketers from Harare White Zimbabwean sportspeople 20th-century Zimbabwean sportsmen Zimbabwean people of British descent Zimbabwe One Day International cricketers Zimbabwean cricketers KwaZulu-Natal cricketers Suffolk cricketers Zimbabwean expatriate cricketers in England Cricketers at the 1983 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 1987 Cricket World Cup {{Zimbabwe-cricketbio-stub