| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | David Peter Mather | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1975 Bebington, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2000 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Oxford Universities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,24 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Peter Mather (born 20 November 1975) is an English former first-class cricketer.
Mather was born at Bebington in November 1975 and later attended St Hugh's College,Oxford, [1] where he studied medicine. [2] While studying at Oxford he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Durham at Oxford in 1995. [3] He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 2000,making 31 appearances. [3] With his left-arm medium pace bowling,Mather took a total of 58 wickets at an average of 44.22,with best figures of 6 for 74. [4] These figures,which were his only first-class five wicket haul,came against Cambridge University in 1998. [5] He also played one first-class match for a combined Oxford Universities cricket team against Somerset at Taunton in 2000. [3] After graduating he became a plastic surgeon. [6] In addition to playing first-class cricket,Mather also played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire twice in the 1999 Minor Counties Championship. [7]
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