Education
Attended Otago Boys" High School.
Attended Otago Boys" High School.
He also played five matches for the All Blacks in 1922. Rugby career
Dickinson played at First five-eight. Represented North.Z. in 1922, he played 5 matches and made 9 points (3 tries).
He also played for Otago between 1922–1924, the Kaikorai Club and for South Island in 1922.
1st XV 1918-1921. At the age of 19, Dickinson made his first-class debut for the South Island and was selected for the 1922 All Black team to Australia. He appeared in four of the five matches including all three vs New South Wales.
He dropped out of first-class rugby at the age of 21. Cricket career
A fast bowler, Dickinson became the first so-called "double All Black" when he represented New Zealand at cricket against Victoria in the 1924-1925 season.
He played a match against Australia in 1927-1928, then in New Zealand"s first two Tests, against England in 1929-1930, and a final Test against South Africa in 1931-1932.
He took 8 wickets in his three Tests. He played for Otago from 1920-1921 to 1937-1938, and one match for Wellington in the 1943-1944 season. His best performances were 6 for 43 and 5 for 46 against Canterbury in 1924-1925, and 7 for 90 and 4 for 55 against Wellington the next season.
He also scored useful runs in the lower order, with one century, 104, against Wellington in 1927-1928.
Dickinson worked as a commercial traveller.