Wallis Mathias >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wallis Mathias Personal information Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm medium International information National side Pakistani Career statistics Competition Tests First-class Matches 21 146 Runs scored 783 7520 Batting average 23.72 44.49 100s/50s -/3 16/- Top score 77 278* Balls bowled 24 1090 Wickets - 13 Bowling average - 40.92 5 wickets in innings - - 10 wickets in match - - Best bowling - 2/4 Catches/stumpings 22/- 130/- Source: [1], Wallis Mathias (February 4, 1935, Karachi, Sind – September 1, 1994, Karachi) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 21 Tests from 1955 to 1962. He was the first non-Muslim cricketer to play for Pakistan. Mathias was a right-handed middle order batsman and also a gifted slips fielder. He made three half centuries in his Test career, all of them against the West Indies. He was a prolific run scorer in Pakistani domestic cricket, making his career best score of 278 not out for Karachi Blues against Railway Greens in the 1965-66 season. Four years later he joined the newly formed National Bank cricket team and became their first ever captain, later coaching the side. Mathias died of a brain haemorrhage in 1994, aged 59. [edit]
