Full name Shaun Maclean Pollock
Born July 16, 1973, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province
Current age 46 years 148 days
Major teams South Africa, Africa XI, Dolphins, Durham, ICC World XI, KwaZulu-Natal, Mumbai Indians, Natal, Warwickshire
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Relation Grandfather - AM Pollock, Great-uncle - R Howden, Father - PM Pollock, Uncle - RG Pollock, Cousin - AG Pollock, Cousin - GA Pollock
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 108 | 156 | 39 | 3781 | 111 | 32.31 | 7198 | 52.52 | 2 | 16 | 412 | 35 | 72 | 0 |
ODIs | 303 | 205 | 72 | 3519 | 130 | 26.45 | 4059 | 86.69 | 1 | 14 | 248 | 58 | 108 | 0 |
T20Is | 12 | 9 | 2 | 86 | 36* | 12.28 | 70 | 122.85 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 186 | 267 | 55 | 7023 | 150* | 33.12 | 6 | 35 | 132 | 0 | ||||
List A | 435 | 297 | 91 | 5494 | 134* | 26.66 | 3 | 24 | 153 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 46 | 34 | 7 | 569 | 59 | 21.07 | 401 | 141.89 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 108 | 202 | 24353 | 9733 | 421 | 7/87 | 10/147 | 23.11 | 2.39 | 57.8 | 23 | 16 | 1 |
ODIs | 303 | 297 | 15712 | 9631 | 393 | 6/35 | 6/35 | 24.50 | 3.67 | 39.9 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
T20Is | 12 | 11 | 243 | 309 | 15 | 3/28 | 3/28 | 20.60 | 7.62 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 186 | 39067 | 15508 | 667 | 7/33 | 23.25 | 2.38 | 58.5 | 22 | 2 | |||
List A | 435 | 21588 | 13141 | 573 | 6/21 | 6/21 | 22.93 | 3.65 | 37.6 | 18 | 7 | 0 | |
T20s | 46 | 43 | 937 | 996 | 45 | 3/12 | 3/12 | 22.13 | 6.37 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | South Africa v England at Centurion, Nov 16-20, 1995 scorecard |
Last Test | South Africa v West Indies at Durban, Jan 10-12, 2008 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | South Africa v England at Cape Town, Jan 9, 1996 scorecard |
Last ODI | South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Feb 3, 2008 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Oct 21, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20I | South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Jan 18, 2008 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1991/92 |
Last First-class | South Africa v West Indies at Durban, Jan 10-12, 2008 scorecard |
List A debut | 1992/93 |
Last List A | Durham v Kent at Chester-le-Street, Jul 4, 2008 scorecard |
T20s debut | Western Province Boland v Dolphins at Cape Town, Apr 7, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Durham v Middlesex at Southampton, Jul 26, 2008 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0/32, 55 | SRT Blasters | v Warne’s Warr | Houston | 11 Nov 2015 | Other T20 |
11, 0/30 | SRT Blasters | v Warne’s Warr | New York | 7 Nov 2015 | Other T20 |
15, 0/16 | Durham | v Middlesex | Southampton | 26 Jul 2008 | T20 |
20, 2/15 | Durham | v Glamorgan | Chester-le-Street | 22 Jul 2008 | T20 |
0/51, 18 | Durham | v Kent | Chester-le-Street | 4 Jul 2008 | LA |
14, 1/5 | Durham | v Lancashire | Chester-le-Street | 27 Jun 2008 | T20 |
1/20 | Durham | v Derbyshire | Derby | 25 Jun 2008 | T20 |
6, 1/15 | Durham | v Yorkshire | Chester-le-Street | 24 Jun 2008 | T20 |
1/30, 5 | Durham | v Yorkshire | Leeds | 22 Jun 2008 | T20 |
1/26 | Durham | v Leics | Chester-le-Street | 20 Jun 2008 | T20 |
Considering the type of stuff floating around in his gene pool, it would have been surprising if Shaun Pollock had not been an international cricketer - and a very good one at that. Dad Peter led the South African attack through the 1960s; uncle Graeme was one of the finest, if not the finest, left-hander to play the game. Shaun has bits of both in his makeup, but it is as an immaculate, Hadlee-esque, line and length seamer that he has established himself. At the start of his first-class career, though, he was both slippery and aggressive and his Natal team-mates delighted in totting up the number of batsmen he pinned match after match. He was brought into the South African Test side against Michael Atherton's England tourists in 1995/96 and although his father was the convener of selectors, there was never a hint of nepotism and the younger Pollock took quickly to the higher level.
Natal debut 1992/93
Warwickshire 1996
Education: Northwood HS, Natal Univ (Dbn)
Junior Representative Cricket: Ntl Nuff 1991, SA Scho
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2003