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.[1][2] 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.[3]
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.[4] In September 2022 it was announced that Dickson would join Somerset ahead of the 2023 season.[5]
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.[6][7] 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.[8] 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.[6][7]
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.[21] 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.[22] He was named as the Kent Supporters Club most promising uncapped player of the season in January 2017.[23]
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.[3][24][25] Later in the season he made his fourth first-class century,scoring 142 against the touring West Indies team at Canterbury in August.[26] 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.[27] 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[28][29] and played for Kent throughout 2019 before leaving the club to join Durham on loan in July 2020.[4]
In September 2025 it was announced that Dickson had agreed to join Glamorgan for the 2026 season.[30]
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