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Dominic Williamson
Personal information
Full name
Dominic Williamson
Born (1975-11-15) 15 November 1975 (age 49)
Durham, County Durham, England
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years Team
2001–2002 Shropshire
1996–2000 Leicestershire (squad no. 23)
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 9 68
Runs scored 273 497
Batting average 30.33 13.80
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 47 49
Balls bowled 989 2,246
Wickets 14 80
Bowling average 37.78 21.46
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/19 5/32
Catches/stumpings 5/– 17/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 August 2011

Dominic Williamson, born on November 15, 1975, is an English cricket player. He was born in Durham, England. Dominic is a right-handed batsman. He also bowls, using a right-arm medium pace style.

Playing First-Class Cricket

Dominic Williamson started his top-level cricket career in 1996. He played for Leicestershire. His first match was against the Indian team that was touring England.

He played a total of 9 first-class matches for Leicestershire. His last first-class game for them was in the 2000 County Championship against Hampshire. In these matches, he scored 273 runs. His highest score was 47 runs. As a bowler, he took 14 wickets. His best bowling figures were 3 wickets for 19 runs.

Playing List A Cricket

Dominic Williamson was especially good at List A cricket, which is a shorter form of the game. He made his debut for Leicestershire in this format in 1996. This was during the 1996 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire.

He played 66 List A matches for Leicestershire. His last match was in the 1996 Norwich Union National League against Yorkshire. In these games, he scored 446 runs. He also took 79 wickets. His best bowling performance was taking 5 wickets for 32 runs. This happened against Sussex in 1997. Taking 5 wickets in one game is called a five wicket haul. He achieved this twice for Leicestershire.

The 1998 season was his most successful year for taking wickets. He took 33 wickets that season. Even with his success in these shorter games, Dominic left Leicestershire at the end of the 2000 season.

Playing for Shropshire

In 2001, Dominic Williamson joined Shropshire. This team plays in the Minor counties cricket league. He played his first game for Shropshire in the 2001 MCCA Knockout Trophy. This match was against the Worcestershire Cricket Board.

He played 6 Minor Counties Championship matches and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches for Shropshire in 2001 and 2002. He also played 2 List A matches while with Shropshire.

His first List A game for Shropshire was in August 2001. It was against Oxfordshire in the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In this match, he scored his highest List A score ever, 49 runs.

His second List A game for Shropshire was in May 2002. This was also in the same competition, against Gloucestershire. In this game, he scored 2 runs and took 1 wicket.

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