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South African cricketer (born 1991)

Mat Pillans
Pillans in 2019
Personal information
Full nameMathew William Pillans
Born (1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 (age 33)
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2013Northerns
2013–2016KwaZulu-Natal
2015–2016Dolphins
2016–2018Surrey (squad no. 47)
2017→ Leicestershire (on loan)
2018→ Yorkshire (on loan)
2019–2021Yorkshire (squad no. 47)
First-class debut15 November 2012 Northerns v North West
List A debut13 October 2013 KwaZulu-Natal v North West
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 42 26 43
Runs scored 730 194 184
Batting average 13.51 19.39 16.72
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 56 40 34*
Balls bowled 6,505 938 782
Wickets 131 40 40
Bowling average 28.32 23.47 28.75
5 wickets in innings 3 1 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 6/67 5/29 3/15
Catches/stumpings 20/– 6/– 9/–
Source: CricInfo, 15 August 2021

Mathew William Pillans (born 4 July 1991) is a South African cricketer who plays for Yorkshire, having previously played for Surrey. Primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he also bats right handed. Pillans holds a British passport.

In August 2018, Pillans signed a three-year contract with Yorkshire, and joined them initially on loan until the end of the 2018 season.

Despite generally frequent domestic appearance, Pillans enjoys regular overs at Harrogate Cricket Club.

References

  1. "Mathew Pillans - Kia Oval". Kiaoval.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. "Pillans' Surrey move sparks concern at talent drain | ESPNcricinfo.com". www.espncricinfo.com.
  3. "Mathew Pillans: Yorkshire sign Surrey's South Africa-born bowler". Bbc.co.uk. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  4. "Yorkshire bring in Mathew Pillans from Surrey". Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

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