Mathew Dimond

Mathew Dimond (born 24 September 1975) is a former English cricketer who made played for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1994 and 1997. Early in his career, he toured the West Indies with the England Under-19 cricket team, playing three Tests and one One Day International at Under-19 level.

Mathew Dimond

Personal information
Full name	Mathew Dimond
Born	24 September 1975 Taunton, Somerset, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1994–1997	Somerset
1999–2002	Somerset Cricket Board
First-class debut	2 June 1994 Somerset v Hampshire
Last First-class	29 May 1997 Somerset v Worcestershire
List A debut	12 June 1994 Somerset v Yorkshire
Last List A	29 August 2002 Somerset Cricket Board v Cornwall
Career statistics
Competition FC LA U19 Test U19 ODI Matches 5 9 3 1 Runs scored 71 35 41 7 Batting average 17.75 11.66 13.66 – 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 26 13* 22 7* Balls bowled 483 350 418 36 Wickets 6 6 11 0 Bowling average 52.66 46.33 19.00 – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 4/73 2/41 5/70 0/21 Catches/stumpings 4/– 1/– 0/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 8 January 2011

Career

A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his first-class debut for Somerset in June 1994. Playing in the County Championship against Hampshire, Dimond claimed a solitary wicket in the match, which was shortened to single innings due to rain.[1] He played two further Championship matches that season, and claimed his best return against Yorkshire, picking up four wickets in the first innings of their contest.[2] He played three List A matches during his debut season, but failed to claim a wicket in any of them.[3] He was selected to tour with the England Under-19 cricket team, travelling to the West Indies during the 1994–95 season, where he played three Under-19 Tests and a single One Day International.[4][5] His eleven wickets during the Test series, highlighted by a five-wicket haul in the second Test,[6] saw him finish the tour as England's joint second most prolific bowler, level with Andrew Flintoff and trailing only Vikram Solanki.[7]

Dimond made two further first-class appearances for Somerset,[8] claiming just one wicket between the two matches.[9][10] Dimond played for the Somerset Cricket Board from 1998 until 2002, in both the Minor Counties competition and the early rounds of the NatWest Trophy.

References

1. "Somerset v Hampshire in 1994". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
2. "Yorkshire v Somerset in 1994". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
3. "ListA Bowling in Each Season by Mathew Dimond". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
4. "Youth Test Matches played by Mathew Dimond (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
5. "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Mathew Dimond (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
6. "West Indies Under-19s v England Under-19s in 1994/95". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
7. "Under-19 Test Bowling for England Under-19s: England Under-19s in West Indies 1994/95". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
8. "First-Class Matches played by Mathew Dimond (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
9. "Derbyshire v Somerset in 1995". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
10. "Worcestershire v Somerset in 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2011.