Matthew Arthur William (born 31 December 1976) is a Malaysian

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er. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,CricketArchive profile
/ref> he played for the Malaysia national cricket team between 1995 and 2004.Other matches played by Matthew William
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Biography

Born in Sabah in 1976, Matthew William made his debut for Malaysia in the

Stan Nagaiah Trophy The Stan Nagaiah Trophy is an annual series of one-day cricket matches played between Malaysia and Singapore. It has been played annually since 1995, and is named in honour of Stan Nagaiah, a cricketer from Singapore in the 1950s who also often repr ...

series against Singapore in 1995. He did not play for them in 1996, returning for the same series in February 1997. He represented Malaysia at the

1997 ICC Trophy The Carlsberg Group, Carlsberg 1997 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 24 March and 13 April 1997. It was the Cricket World Cup qualification tournament for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Bangladesh national ...

, which was played in Kuala Lumpur.ICC Trophy matches played by Matthew William
at CricketArchive After playing in the Saudara Cup match for the only time in September 1997, he made his

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debut in 1998, playing four matches for Malaysia in the Wills Cup, a Pakistani domestic one-day tournament. Later in the year he represented Malaysia in the cricket tournament at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

, hosted in Kuala Lumpur. After playing in the ACC Trophy in Nepal that year, he missed 1999, and played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series for the final time in 2000. He also played in the ACC Trophy tournaments of 2000, 2002, and 2004. The 2004 tournament was the last time, to date, that he played for Malaysia. He played his only first-class match in 2004, an ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Nepal.First-class matches played by Matthew William
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:William, Matthew 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Sabah Malaysian cricketers Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia