Dominic Williamson

Who is Dominic Williamson?

Dominic Williamson is an English cricketer. Williamson is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Durham, County Durham.

Williamson made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against the touring Indians in 1996. He played infrequently in first-class cricket for Leicestershire, making 8 further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 2000 County Championship. In his 9 first-class matches, he scored 273 runs at an average of 30.33, with a high score of 47. With the ball, he took 14 wickets at an average of 37.78, with best figures of 3/19.

It was though in List A cricket that Williamson was the prove to be more useful, making his debut for the county against Derbyshire in the 1996 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 65 further List A appearances for Leicestershire, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1996 Norwich Union National League. In his 66 List A matches for the county, he scored 446 runs at an average of 13.11, with a high score of 39. With the ball, he took 79 wickets at an average of 21.29, with a best figures of 5/32. These figures, one of two five wicket hauls he took for Leicestershire, came against Sussex in the 1997 AXA Life League. In terms of wickets taken, the 1998 season was his most successful, with Williamson taking 33 wickets at an average of 18.84, with best figures of 5/37. Despite his success in the limited-overs format, Williamson left Leicestershire at the end of the 2000 season.