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Matthew William Personal information Full name Matthew Arthur William Born 31 December 1976
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MalaysiaBatting style Right-handed Bowling style Off spin Role Batsman Domestic team information Years Team 1998-2004 
MalaysiaOnly First-class 23 April 2004 Malaysia v Nepal List A debut 17 March 1998 Malaysia v Pakistan International Airlines Last List A 14 September 1998 Malaysia v Jamaica Career statistics Competition First-class List A ICC Trophy Matches 1 7 9 Runs scored 43 124 173 Batting average 21.50 17.71 24.71 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 Top score 27 45 58 Balls bowled 0 39 6 Wickets - 0 0 Bowling average - - - 5 wickets in innings - - - 10 wickets in match - n/a n/a Best bowling - 0/25 0/11 Catches/stumpings 1/0 4/0 1/0 Source: CricketArchive, 15 January 2008 Matthew Arthur William (born 31 December 1976) is a Malaysian cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,[2] he played for the Malaysia national cricket team between 1995 and 2004.[3]
Biography
Born in Sabah in 1976,[2] Matthew William made his debut for Malaysia in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series against Singapore in 1995. He did not play for them in 1996, returning for the same series in February 1997.[3] He represented Malaysia at the 1997 ICC Trophy, which was played in Kuala Lumpur.[4]
After playing in the Saudara Cup match for the only time in September 1997,[3] he made his List A debut in 1998, playing four matches for Malaysia in the Wills Cup, a Pakistani domestic one-day tournament. Later in the year he represented Malaysia in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, hosted in Kuala Lumpur.[5] After playing in the ACC Trophy in Nepal that year, he missed 1999, and played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series for the final time in 2000.[3]
He also played in the ACC Trophy tournaments of 2000, 2002, and 2004. The 2004 tournament was the last time, to date, that he played for Malaysia.[3] He played his only first-class match in 2004, an ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Nepal.[6]
References
- ^ Cricinfo profile
- ^ a b CricketArchive profile
- ^ a b c d e Other matches played by Matthew William at CricketArchive
- ^ ICC Trophy matches played by Matthew William at CricketArchive
- ^ List A matches played by Matthew William at CricketArchive
- ^ First-class matches played by Matthew William at CricketArchive
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Sabah
- Malaysian cricketers
- Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia
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