Full name Mathew Peter Dowman 2000–2002 Derbyshire Batting style Left-handed 2003–2004 Lincolnshire | Name Mathew Dowman 1993–1999 Nottinghamshire Role Cricket Player | |
Born 10 May 1974 (age 49) ( 1974-05-10 ) Grantham, Lincolnshire, England | ||
Bowling style Right arm medium-fast | ||
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.
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.
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.