Mathew Dowman

{{short description|English cricketer}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Mathew Dowman

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| country = England

| fullname = Mathew Peter Dowman

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|5|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

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| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right arm medium-fast

| role = Batsman

| club1 = Nottinghamshire

| year1 = 1993–1999

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| club2 = Derbyshire

| year2 = 2000–2002

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| club3 = Lincolnshire

| year3 = 2003–2004

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| type1 = First-class

| debutdate1 = 21 July

| debutyear1 = 1994

| debutfor1 = Nottinghamshire

| debutagainst1 = Surrey

| lastdate1 = 4 September

| lastyear1 = 2002

| lastfor1 = Derbyshire

| lastagainst1 = Gloucestershire

| type2 = List A

| debutdate2 = 8 August

| debutyear2 = 1993

| debutfor2 = Nottinghamshire

| debutagainst2 = Yorkshire

| lastdate2 = 5 May

| lastyear2 = 2004

| lastfor2 = Lincolnshire

| lastagainst2 = Glamorgan

| columns = 2

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 101

| runs1 = 4648

| bat avg1 = 27.83

| 100s/50s1 = 9/18

| top score1 = 149

| deliveries1 = 2658

| wickets1 = 35

| bowl avg1 = 39.82

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 4/28

| catches/stumpings1 = 56/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 142

| runs2 = 2637

| bat avg2 = 20.92

| 100s/50s2 = 0/10

| top score2 = 92

| deliveries2 = 2335

| wickets2 = 66

| bowl avg2 = 28.34

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = n/a

| best bowling2 = 4/30

| catches/stumpings2 = 31/–

| date = 20 May

| year = 2012

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Players/4/4250/4250.html CricketArchive {{subscription required}}

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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.{{Cite web |title=Mathew Dowman Profile – Cricket Player England {{!}} Stats, Records, Video |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/mathew-dowman-11929 |access-date=2023-03-25 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}

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|date=August 2024}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Mathew Dowman |url=https://www.trentbridge.co.uk/trentbridge/history/players/mathew-dowman.html |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=trentbridge.co.uk}}