Dominic Williamson
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Dominic Williamson is an English
cricket
er. Williamson is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace
. He was born in Durham
, County Durham
.
Williamson made his first-class
debut for Leicestershire
against the touring Indians in 1996. He played infreqently in first-class cricket for Leicestershire, making 8 further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Hampshire
in the 2000 County Championship. In his 9 first-class matches, he scored 273 runs at an average
of 30.33, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 14 wickets at an average
of 37.78, with best figures of 3/19.
It was though in List A cricket that Williamson was the prove to be more useful, making his debut for the county against Derbyshire
in the 1996 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 65 further List A appearances for Leicestershire, the last of which came against Yorkshire
in the 1996 Norwich Union National League. In his 66 List A matches for the county, he
scored 446 runs at an average of 13.11, with a high score of 39. With the ball, he took 79 wickets at an average of 21.29, with a best figures of 5/32. These figures, one of two five wicket hauls he took for Leicestershire, came against Sussex
in the 1997 AXA Life League. In terms of wickets taken, the 1998 season
was his most successful, with Williamson taking 33 wickets at an average of 18.84, with best figures of 5/37. Despite his success in the limited-overs format, Williamson left Leicestershire at the end of the 2000 season
.
In 2001 he joined Shropshire
, making his debut for the county against the Worcestershire Cricket Board
in the 2001 MCCA Knockout Trophy
. He played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire in 2001 and 2002, making 6 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made 2 List A appearances while playing for Shropshire. The first of these came against Oxfordshire
in the 2nd round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
, which was played in August 2001. In this match, he made his highest List A score of 49, before being dismissed by Luke List
. With the ball, he bowled 4 wicket-less overs
for the cost of 17 runs. The second of these came in the 3rd round of the same competition against Gloucestershire
, which was played in May 2002. In this match, he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Mike Smith, while with the ball he took the wicket of Mark Hardinges
for the cost of 18 runs from 5 overs, with Gloucestershire winning by 7 wickets.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Williamson is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
. He was born in Durham
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
.
Williamson made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
against the touring Indians in 1996. He played infreqently in first-class cricket for Leicestershire, making 8 further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in the 2000 County Championship. In his 9 first-class matches, he scored 273 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 30.33, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 14 wickets at an average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 37.78, with best figures of 3/19.
It was though in List A cricket that Williamson was the prove to be more useful, making his debut for the county against Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in the 1996 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 65 further List A appearances for Leicestershire, the last of which came against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in the 1996 Norwich Union National League. In his 66 List A matches for the county, he
scored 446 runs at an average of 13.11, with a high score of 39. With the ball, he took 79 wickets at an average of 21.29, with a best figures of 5/32. These figures, one of two five wicket hauls he took for Leicestershire, came against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
in the 1997 AXA Life League. In terms of wickets taken, the 1998 season
1998 English cricket season
In the 1998 English cricket season Leicestershire won the championship for the second time in three seasons while Lancashire performed the one day double.-Honours:*County Championship - Leicestershire*NatWest Trophy - Lancashire...
was his most successful, with Williamson taking 33 wickets at an average of 18.84, with best figures of 5/37. Despite his success in the limited-overs format, Williamson left Leicestershire at the end of the 2000 season
2000 English cricket season
The 2000 English cricket season was marked by the dominance of Surrey in first-class cricket and Gloucestershire in limited overs.-Honours:*County Championship - Surrey*NatWest Trophy - Gloucestershire*National League - Gloucestershire...
.
In 2001 he joined Shropshire
Shropshire County Cricket Club
Shropshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Shropshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
, making his debut for the county against the Worcestershire Cricket Board
Worcestershire Cricket Board
The Worcestershire Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Worcestershire.From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List-A status....
in the 2001 MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
. He played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire in 2001 and 2002, making 6 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made 2 List A appearances while playing for Shropshire. The first of these came against Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire County Cricket Club
Oxfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Oxfordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 2nd round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2002 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was the 2nd Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy following its change of name from the NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 29 August 2001 and 31 August 2002...
, which was played in August 2001. In this match, he made his highest List A score of 49, before being dismissed by Luke List
Luke List (cricketer)
Luke Robert John List is a former English cricketer. List was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire....
. With the ball, he bowled 4 wicket-less overs
Over (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....
for the cost of 17 runs. The second of these came in the 3rd round of the same competition against Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
, which was played in May 2002. In this match, he scored 2 runs before being dismissed by Mike Smith, while with the ball he took the wicket of Mark Hardinges
Mark Hardinges
Mark Andrew Hardinges is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler....
for the cost of 18 runs from 5 overs, with Gloucestershire winning by 7 wickets.
External links
- Dominic Williamson at ESPNcricinfo
- Dominic Williamson at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...