Shaun Pollock
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| Surname | Shaun Maclean Pollock | |||
| Born | July 16, 1973 (age 47) South Africa |
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| Nickname | Polly | |||
| Batting style | Right handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-handed almost-medium | |||
| Player role | All-rounder | |||
| International games | ||||
| National team | South Africa | |||
| Test debut (cap 261) | November 16, 1995 v England
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| Last test | January 10, 2008 v West Indies
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| ODI debut (cap 39) | 9th January 1996 v England
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| Last ODI | February 3, 2008 v West Indies
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| ODI shirt no. | 7th | |||
| National teams | ||||
| Years | team | |||
| 1992 / 93-2003 / 04 | KwaZulu-Natal | |||
| 1996-2002 | Warwickshire | |||
| 2004/05 | Dolphins | |||
| 2008 | Mumbai Indians | |||
| 2008 | Durham | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Game form | test | ODI | FC | LA |
| Games | 108 | 303 | 186 | 435 |
| Runs (total) | 3,781 | 3,519 | 7,021 | 5,494 |
| Batting average | 32.31 | 26.45 | 33.11 | 26.66 |
| 100s / 50s | 2/16 | 1/14 | 6/35 | 3/24 |
| Highscore | 111 | 130 | 150 * | 134 * |
| Balls | 24,353 | 15,712 | 39,067 | 21,588 |
| Wickets | 421 | 393 | 667 | 573 |
| Bowling Average | 23.11 | 24.50 | 23.25 | 22.93 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 16 | 5 | 22nd | 7th |
| 10 wickets in play | 1 | n / A | 2 | n / A |
| Best bowling performance | 7/87 | 6/35 | 7/33 | 6/21 |
| Catches / stumpings | 72 / - | 108 / - | 132 / - | 153 / - |
| Source: Cricket Archives , August 13, 2016 | ||||
Shaun Maclean Pollock (born July 16, 1973 in Port Elizabeth ) is a retired South African cricketer and one of the best all-rounders in history. He is the bowler with the most test wicks for South Africa . Shaun Pollock comes from a famous family of cricketers. His father Peter Pollock and his uncle Graeme Pollock also played test cricket for South Africa.
Career
Shaun Pollock completed 108 test matches during his career, in which he scored a total of 3781 runs and 421 wickets . Worldwide only seven players have won more test wicks than Shaun Pollock. He is also one of only eight cricket players who have won at least 3000 test runs and 300 test wicks. Pollock made his test debut in November 1995 against the English test team . Pollock's last appearance in a test was against the West Indies team in January 2008. Shaun Pollock also played 303 one-day international matches for South Africa, scoring a total of 3519 runs and 393 wickets. Only five other players have scored more wickets at One-Day Internationals than Shaun Pollock. Shaun Pollock took part in four cricket world championships ( 1996 , 1999 , 2003 and 2007 ) with the South African team .
In 2008 he received the Order of Ikhamanga in silver.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most wickets in career ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ↑ a b Players / South Africa / Shaun Pollock ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ↑ Records / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records / Most wickets in career ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ↑ National Orders Recipients 2008 ( English ) South African History Online. October 28, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pollock, Shaun |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pollock, Shaun Maclean (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Port Elizabeth |