Mat Pillans

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Mat Pillans
File:5 Mat Pillans.jpg
Pillans in 2019
Personal information
Full name
Mathew William Pillans
Born (1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 (age 34)
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13Northerns
2013/14–2015/16KwaZulu-Natal
2013/14–2015/16Dolphins
2016–2018Surrey (squad no. 47)
2017Leicestershire (on loan)
2018Yorkshire (on loan)
2019–2021Yorkshire (squad no. 47)
FC debut15 November 2012 Northerns v North West
LA 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 July 2025

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]

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