Mathew Peter Dowman (born 10 May 1974) is a retired English cricketer. Born in Grantham, Dowman was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.[1]

Mathew Dowman
Personal information
Full name
Mathew Peter Dowman
Born (1974-05-10) 10 May 1974 (age 50)
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm medium-fast
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1993–1999Nottinghamshire
2000–2002Derbyshire
2003–2004Lincolnshire
First-class debut21 July 1994 Nottinghamshire v Surrey
Last First-class4 September 2002 Derbyshire v Gloucestershire
List A debut8 August 1993 Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire
Last List A5 May 2004 Lincolnshire v Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 101 142
Runs scored 4648 2637
Batting average 27.83 20.92
100s/50s 9/18 0/10
Top score 149 92
Balls bowled 2658 2335
Wickets 35 66
Bowling average 39.82 28.34
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 4/28 4/30
Catches/stumpings 56/– 31/–

Having started his career at Under-19 level, and including at this stage in his career a top score of 267 for England under-19s against the West Indies in Hove in 1993, at that point a youth "Test" record. A year later he started playing for Nottinghamshire.[citation needed]

Having a successful spell at the team, including a county high score of 149 against Leicestershire, and best bowling figures of 3/10, he continued to play first-class cricket until 2002, including a spell with Derbyshire near the end of his career.

He continued to play Minor Counties cricket for Lincolnshire and built up a steady playing partnership with Paul Pollard during Lincolnshire's Minor Counties Championship win in 2003.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Mathew Dowman Profile - Cricket Player England | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Mathew Dowman". www.trentbridge.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2023.