Mat Pillans

South African cricketer

Mat Pillans

Pillans in 2019

Personal information
Full name|

Mathew William Pillans

Born|  (1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 (age 33)
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Height| 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm fast-medium
Role| Bowler
Domestic team information
Years| Team
2012–2013| Northerns
2013–2016| KwaZulu-Natal
2015–2016| Dolphins
2016–2018| Surrey (squad no. 47)
2017| → Leicestershire (on loan)
2018| → Yorkshire (on loan)
2019–present| Yorkshire (squad no. 47)
First-class debut| 15 November 2012 Northerns v North West
List A debut| 13 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.[1] Primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he also bats right handed. Pillans holds a British passport.[2]

In August 2018, Pillans signed a three-year contract with Yorkshire, and joined them initially on loan until the end of the 2018 season.[3][4]

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

## References

[edit]

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.

## External links

[edit]

* Mat Pillans at ESPNcricinfo

This biographical article related to an English cricket person born in the 1990s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

This biographical article related to a South African cricket person born in the 1990s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template