Matthew William Dixon (born 12 June 1992) is an Australian cricketer who has played for

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and the

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domestically. From

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, Dixon played cricket for Western Australia at both under-17 and under-19 levels, and also represented the Australian Under-19 cricket team in five

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in 2009, taking three wickets. A right-arm

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, he made his

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debut for the Western Australia Under-23s in February 2010, and subsequently made his

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debut for Western Australia against

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in October 2010, taking a wicket with his fifth ball and finishing with 1/39 overall. He played two more matches in the

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before making his first-class debut against

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in March 2011, taking two wickets. In 2016 Dixon was signed by

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on a two-year contract to play for them in all formats of the game. As a British passport holder Dixon is not regarded as an overseas player for English domestic cricket purposes. Dixon made his Essex debut against Cambridge MCCU at

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on 31 March 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dixon, Matt 1992 births Australian cricketers Cricket Australia XI cricketers Living people Sportsmen from Western Australia Western Australia cricketers Perth Scorchers cricketers Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia Essex cricketers Durham cricketers Australian expatriate cricketers in England 21st-century Australian sportsmen