Graeme Pollock
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| Player information | ||||
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| Surname | Robert Graeme Pollock | |||
| Born | 27 February 1944 (age 76) Durban , South Africa |
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| Nickname | Little dog | |||
| Batting style | Left-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Leg break | |||
| Player role | Batsman | |||
| International games | ||||
| National team | South Africa | |||
| Test debut (cap 218) | 6 December 1963 v Australia | |||
| Last test | March 5, 1970 v Australia | |||
| National teams | ||||
| Years | team | |||
| 1960 / 61-1977 / 78 | Eastern Province | |||
| 1978 / 79-1986 / 87 | Transvaal | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Game form | test | First-class | List A | |
| Games | 23 | 262 | 119 | |
| Runs (total) | 2,256 | 20,940 | 4,788 | |
| Batting average | 60.97 | 54.67 | 51.48 | |
| 100s / 50s | 7/11 | 64/99 | 13/25 | |
| Highscore | 274 | 274 | 222 * | |
| Balls | 414 | 3743 | 53 | |
| Wickets | 4th | 43 | 0 | |
| Bowling Average | 51.00 | 47.95 | - | |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 wickets in play | 0 | 0 | n / A | |
| Best bowling performance | 2/50 | 3/46 | 0/4 | |
| Catches / stumpings | 17/0 | 248/0 | 45/0 | |
| Source: CricketArchive , April 15, 2015 | ||||
Robert Graeme Pollock (born February 27, 1944 in Durban , Natal , South Africa ) is a former South African cricketer . He is considered to be the best South African cricketer.
Life
Pollock came from a famous family of cricketers. His father, his uncle, his brother, but also his two sons and a nephew ( Shaun Pollock ) played either first-class cricket in or even test cricket for South Africa.
He himself played first-class cricket for Eastern Province since 1960. At the age of 19 he made his debut for South Africa against Australia . Pollock's international career ended seven years later after only 23 test matches due to the international boycott of sports against the apartheid policy there . Nationally he played until the end of the 1986/1987 season for Eastern Province and Transvaal.
Statistically, Pollock is the second best batsman of all time after Sir Donald Bradman , stylistically he is considered the best left-handed batsman.
After the end of his sporting career, Pollock took on tasks as a coach and functionary in the South African association.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Including 1 game for the South African XI against Australians , (4 March 1967).
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pollock, Graeme |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pollock, Robert Graeme (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Durban , Natal |