Researching Matt Dunn
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The name Matt means "Form of MATTHEW. gift of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Matt Dunn on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Matt Dunn and the Dunn Family Tree
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Matt Dunn (cricketer)
Matthew Peter Dunn (born 5 May 1992) is an English cricketer. Dunn is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Egham, Surrey.
Dunn has previously represented England Under-19s, having made his debut for the team against Bangladesh Under-19s in a Youth One Day International in 2009. Following this he went on to play Youth Test and Youth Twenty20 Internationals. During the 2010 season, he made his first-class debut for Surrey against the touring Bangladeshis. He made three further first-class appearances for Surrey the following season, against Cambridge MCCU, and in the County Championship against Derbyshire and Gloucestershire. In his four first-class appearances to date, he has taken 9 wickets at an average of 26.77, with best figures of 5/56. His maiden five wicket haul came against Derbyshire, in his first County Championship match.
Dunn also made his List A debut in the 2011 season, though not for Surrey. It instead came for an England Player Development XI against the touring Sri Lanka A team. He took the wickets of Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Sajeewa Weerakoon for the cost of 32 runs from 6 overs.
Source: Matt Dunn (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaMatt Dunn (author)
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Matt Dunn (born Margate, England, in 1966) is a British romantic comedy novelist. He was educated at Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate, and then read Sports Science at Brighton Polytechnic (now the University of Brighton).
His second novel, The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook, was shortlisted for both the Romantic Novel of the Year Award and the Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance. It subsequently became a best-seller in the UK (and as an e-book in the United States), and was optioned for sitcom development by CBS.
In 2008, he contributed to the anthology of true stories The Best Day Of My Life, along with James Corden, Allan Carr, Phil Greening, and novelists Sophie Kinsella, Mike Gayle, Jenny Colgan, and Kate Harrison.
He has also written about life, love, and relationships for The Times, The Guardian, Daily Express, Mail On Sunday, Metro, and The Sun, and magazines including Cosmopolitan, Company, Glamour, Elle, and Scarlet.
He was a visiting lecturer on London Metropolitan University's Creative Writing Degree, and has taught a number of shorter writing courses at various festivals and events.
Previously, he worked as an I.T. headhunter, fitness equipment salesman, and a professional lifeguard. In 1984, he was a member of a team that won the British and Commonwealth Lifesaving Championship.
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