Vic Pollard

New Zealand

Full name Victor Pollard

Born September 7, 1945, Burnley, Lancashire, England

Current age 71 years 321 days

Major teams New Zealand, Canterbury, Central Districts

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Explore Vic Pollard's performance

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	32	59	7	1266	116	24.34			2	7		4	19
ODIs	3	2	0	67	55	33.50	145	46.20	0	1	9	1	1
First-class	130	207	33	5314	146	30.54			6	30			81
List A	3	2	0	67	55	33.50			0	1			1

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	32	49	4421	1853	40	3/3	5/57	46.32	2.51	110.5	0	0	0
ODIs	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	130		20155	6931	224	7/65		30.94	2.06	89.9		6	1
List A	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

Test debut	India v New Zealand at Chennai, Feb 27-Mar 2, 1965 scorecard
Last Test	England v New Zealand at Leeds, Jul 5-10, 1973 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	England v New Zealand at Swansea, Jul 18, 1973 scorecard
Last ODI	New Zealand v Australia at Dunedin, Mar 30, 1974 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span	1964/65 - 1974/75
List A span	1973 - 1973/74

Profile

Wisden Overview
Lancashire born, the short, dark, stocky was a determined batsman who, if the situation demanded, could attack with enthusiasm. That, allied to his useful offspin - he took 40 Test wickets - and electric fielding, usually in the covers, made him a great asset. Pollard was a Baptist lay preacher who was fiercely opposed to playing cricket on Sundays, but was a determined competitor on any other day. In his 32 Tests for New Zealand, he was an important member of a side fighting to establish itself as a force in the game. In his debut series, in England in 1965, he headed the batting averages with 56.20. In his last series, back in England in 1973, he averaged 100.66, scoring 116 at Trent Bridge, when New Zealand were set 479 to win and made a brave 440, and 105 not out at Lord's. He retired at the end of the tour. Martin Williamson

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