LIAM Dawson could be forgiven for putting his feet up after helping Hampshire to the County Championship Division Two title – but the Calne cricketer is preparing to head overseas later this month as he looks to bat and bowl his way through the winter.

Dawson, who has brought readers his insight from the first-class cricket scene in his Gazette & Herald column this season, will be departing for Bangladesh later this month to play for Sheik Jamal in the Dhaka Premier League before following up with a spell down under with Melville in Perth, Australia.

Whilst his club returned to the top tier of the County Championship after a three-year absence following their 291-run victory at Glamorgan last week, Dawson, 24, endured a frustrating campaign on a personal level, down in no small part to the groin injury that sidelined him for a major chunk of the summer.

“It’s been a bit of an annoying season because I’ve always been playing catch-up,” said Dawson.

“I was out for a long time and that was frustrating to deal with but I’ve still won another trophy and that’s a great achievement at the age of 24.

“I’m playing alongside a group of lads that I’ve grown up with and are all my mates, so it was great to achieve what we did.

“It was a lot different to winning a trophy in the one-day competitions because there wasn’t that adrenaline you get from finals day or a Lord’s final – but we had three big days (of play) and then three big nights out.

“Division One is where we want to be and it’s going to be an exciting season next year but it’s also going to be very tough.

“Because I’ve missed so much cricket, I’m off to Bangladesh later this month to go and play in the Dhaka Premier League.

“I’ll go over to Perth after that and that should bring me through to pre-season in Barbados.”

Meanwhile, Dawson’s Wiltshire compatriot and Hampshire teammate James Vince, who played youth cricket for Chippenham, will be aiming to earn a call-up for the England Lions’ tour of South Africa next year after being included in the 19-strong England Performance Programme (EPP) this winter.

The 22-year-old captained Hampshire’s T20 Blast side this season.