{{Short description|Malaysian cricketer}} {{Use British English|date=September 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Matthew William | image = | country = Malaysia | fullname = Matthew Arthur William | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Off spin | role = Batsman | columns = 3 | column1 = FC | matches1 = 1 | runs1 = 43 | bat avg1 = 21.50 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 27 | deliveries1 = 0 | wickets1 = – | bowl avg1 = – | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = – | catches/stumpings1 = 1/0 | column2 = LA | matches2 = 7 | runs2 = 124 | bat avg2 = 17.71 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 45 | deliveries2 = 39 | wickets2 = 0 | bowl avg2 = – | fivefor2 = – | tenfor2 = – | best bowling2 = – | catches/stumpings2 = 4/0 | column3 = ICC T | matches3 = 9 | runs3 = 173 | bat avg3 = 24.71 | 100s/50s3 = 0/2 | top score3 = 58 | deliveries3 = 6 | wickets3 = 0 | bowl avg3 = – | fivefor3 = – | tenfor3 = – | best bowling3 = – | catches/stumpings3 = 1/0 | date = 15 January | year = 2008 | source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21147/21147.html CricketArchive }}
'''Matthew Arthur William''' (born 31 December 1976) is a Malaysian cricketer.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/other/content/player/26000.html Cricinfo profile]</ref> A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,<ref name="CAP">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21147/21147.html CricketArchive profile]</ref> he played for the Malaysia national cricket team between 1995 and 2004.<ref name="OthM">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21147/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Matthew William] at CricketArchive</ref>
==Biography== Matthew William was born in Sabah in 1976,<ref name="CAP" /> Matthew William made his debut for Malaysia in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series against Singapore in 1995. He did not play for them in 1996, returning for the same series in February 1997.<ref name="OthM" /> He represented Malaysia at the 1997 ICC Trophy, which was played in Kuala Lumpur.<ref name="ICCT">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21147/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Matthew William] at CricketArchive</ref>
After playing in the Saudara Cup match for the only time in September 1997,<ref name="OthM" /> he made his List A 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, hosted in Kuala Lumpur.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21147/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Matthew William] at CricketArchive</ref> 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.<ref name="OthM" />
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.<ref name="OthM" /> He played his only first-class match in 2004, an ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Nepal.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21147/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Matthew William] at CricketArchive</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:William, Matthew}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:People from Kota Kinabalu Category:Sportspeople from Sabah Category:Malaysian cricketers Category:Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia