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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
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)
2017Leicestershire (on loan)
2018Yorkshire (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.[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

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  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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