Wallis Mathias Cricketer

Wallis Mathias (February 4, 1935, Karachi – 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.