Wallis Mathias

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Wallis Mathias Pakistan (PAK)

Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm medium
	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/-
Test debut: 7 November 1955 Last Test: 16 August 1962 Source: [1]

Wallis Mathias (born February 4, 1935, Karachi, Sind, died September 1, 1994, Karachi) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 21 Tests from 1955 to 1962. He was the first ever 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.