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'''William Thomas Dobson''' (born 11 March 1986) is an English [[cricket]]er. Dobson is a right-handed [[Batsman (cricket)|batsman]] who bowls right-arm [[Spin bowling|off-spin]]. He was born in [[Oxford]], [[Oxfordshire]] and was educated at [[Eton College]]. |
'''William Thomas Dobson''' (born 11 March 1986) is an English [[cricket]]er. Dobson is a right-handed [[Batsman (cricket)|batsman]] who bowls right-arm [[Spin bowling|off-spin]]. He was born in [[Oxford]], [[Oxfordshire]] and was educated at [[Eton College]]. |
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While studying for his degree at [[Durham University]], Dobson made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence|Durham UCCE]] against [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] in 2006. He made two further first-class appearances for the university, one in 2007 against [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]], while the other came against [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/107/107352/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Will Dobson|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> In his three first-class matches, he scored 29 runs at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 14.50, with a high score of 13 [[not out]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/107/107352/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Dobson|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> With the ball, he took just a single wicket which came at an overall [[bowling average|cost]] of 144 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/107/107352/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Will Dobson|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> |
While studying for his degree at [[Durham University]], Dobson made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence|Durham UCCE]] against [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] in 2006. He made two further first-class appearances for the university, one in 2007 against [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]], while the other came against [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/107/107352/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Will Dobson|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> In his three first-class matches, he scored 29 runs at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 14.50, with a high score of 13 [[not out]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/107/107352/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Dobson|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> With the ball, he took just a single wicket which came at an overall [[bowling average|cost]] of 144 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/107/107352/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Will Dobson|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> It is rumoured that William's record was a contributing factor to the MCCU scheme losing its first class status. [[Paul Collingwood]] was notably disappointed after Dobson graduated from Durham, saying "I'll miss smacking that Etonian upstart's pies for six." |
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In 2013, Dobson founded the St George's Cricket Club based in Beirut, Lebanon.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}} |
In 2013, Dobson founded the St George's Cricket Club based in Beirut, Lebanon.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}} |
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| Full name | William Thomas Dobson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1986 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006–2007 | Durham UCCE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Thomas Dobson (born 11 March 1986) is an English cricketer. Dobson is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off-spin. He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire and was educated at Eton College.
While studying for his degree at Durham University, Dobson made his first-class debut for Durham UCCE against Nottinghamshire in 2006. He made two further first-class appearances for the university, one in 2007 against Lancashire, while the other came against Durham in 2007.[1] In his three first-class matches, he scored 29 runs at an average of 14.50, with a high score of 13 not out.[2] With the ball, he took just a single wicket which came at an overall cost of 144 runs.[3] It is rumoured that William's record was a contributing factor to the MCCU scheme losing its first class status. Paul Collingwood was notably disappointed after Dobson graduated from Durham, saying "I'll miss smacking that Etonian upstart's pies for six."
In 2013, Dobson founded the St George's Cricket Club based in Beirut, Lebanon.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Will Dobson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Dobson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Will Dobson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 August 2011.