David Mathias
David Keelan Mathias (born 20 March 1991) is an Indian-born cricketer who represents the Bahrain national cricket team.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | David Keelan Mathias |
| Born | 20 March 1991 Karnataka, India |
| Batting | Right-hand bat |
| Role | Bowler |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| T20I debut (cap 23) | 18 February 2022 v Germany |
| Last T20I | 21 November 2022 v Saudi Arabia |
Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2022 | |
Mathias grew up in Bahrain where his father Richard Mathias was the director of youth cricket for the Bahrain Cricket Association. He attended Sacred Heart School in Isa Town and was also coached in the UAE by Tauseef Ahmed and Shahzad Altaf.[1] At the age of 12, he represented Bahrain at the 2004 ACC Under-17 Cup in India.[2]
Mathias has represented Karnataka in Indian domestic cricket.[3] He made his first-class debut on 22 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.[4]
In February 2022, Mathias was named in Bahrain's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament.[5] He made his T20I debut on 18 February 2022, for Bahrain against Germany.[6]
References
- Nayar, K.R. (6 January 2003). "David is Bahrain's budding run machine". Gulf News. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- "Miscellaneous matches played by David Mathias". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- "David Mathias". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Karnataka v Haryana at Mysore, Oct 22-25, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- "The announcement you have all been waiting for was made last evening at the Gulf Hotel where the squad of the Bahrain National Cricket Team for the upcoming World T20 qualifiers was announced and the new jersey was unveiled". Cricket Bahrain (via Instagram). Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- "4th Match, Group A, Al Amerat, Feb 18 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.