| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | David Peter Mather |
| Birth Date: | 20 November 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Bebington, Cheshire, England |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm medium |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1995 - 2000 |
| Club2: | Oxfordshire |
| Year2: | 1999 |
| Club3: | Oxford Universities |
| Year3: | 2000 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 32 |
| Runs1: | 74 |
| Bat Avg1: | 5.69 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 13 |
| Deliveries1: | 4,652 |
| Wickets1: | 61 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 43.95 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/48 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/74 |
| Date: | 24 June |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/16940.html Cricinfo |
David Peter Mather (born 20 November 1975) is an English former first-class cricketer.
Mather was born at Bebington in November 1975 and later attended St Hugh's College, Oxford,[1] where he studied medicine.[2] While studying at Oxford he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Durham at Oxford in 1995.[3] He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 2000, making 31 appearances.[3] With his left-arm medium pace bowling, Mather took a total of 58 wickets at an average of 44.22, with best figures of 6 for 74.[4] These figures, which were his only first-class five wicket haul, came against Cambridge University in 1998.[5] He also played one first-class match for a combined Oxford Universities cricket team against Somerset at Taunton in 2000.[3] After graduating he became a plastic surgeon.[6] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Mather also played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire twice in the 1999 Minor Counties Championship.[7]