Mat Pillans

Mathew William Pillans (born 4 July 1991) is a South African cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club.[1] Primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he also bats right handed.

Mat Pillans

Personal information
Full name	Mathew William Pillans
Born	(1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 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 19 39 Runs scored 730 133 174 Batting average 13.51 16.62 19.33 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 Top score 56 31 34* Balls bowled 6,505 734 715 Wickets 131 32 38 Bowling average 28.32 21.50 26.89 5 wickets in innings 3 1 0 10 wickets in match 1 n/a n/a Best bowling 6/67 5/29 3/15 Catches/stumpings 20/– 5/– 8/–
Source: CricInfo, 1 October 2019

In August 2018, Pillans signed a three year contract with Yorkshire, and joined them initially on loan until the end of the 2018 season.[2][3]

References

1. "Mathew Pillans - Kia Oval". Kiaoval.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
2. "Mathew Pillans: Yorkshire sign Surrey's South Africa-born bowler". Bbc.co.uk. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
3. "Yorkshire bring in Mathew Pillans from Surrey". Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

External links

• Mat Pillans at ESPNcricinfo